The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves - Hardcover
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"A buoyant undersea venture. Leigh draws her teeming wildlife in accurate detail."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves - Hardcover
$15.99
by Lindsey Leigh (Author), Lindsey Leigh (Illustrator)
Crawl into the deepest corners of caves across the world and learn about the wonderfully weird creatures that live their lives in the dark!
Did you know that some creatures that live in the dark have adapted to have no eyes? Or that some dark dwellers have extra long antennae so they can feel their way around their homes? Have you ever seen a troglobite? There many different types of troglobites including the fearless waterfall-climbing cave fish, the mutant Mexican tetra, and the mystifying olm. Author and illustrator Lindsey Leigh introduces young readers to some of the weirdest and creepiest critters that thrive in the darkest corners of our planet in her uniquely funny and graphic style. This fact-filled book reveals the different ways that creatures of the dark have adapted to thrive in their environments, including slow movement and loss of pigment in their bodies to blend in with their surroundings. Readers will get to know aquatic cave leeches, tailless whip scorpions, cave beetles, the devil's hole pupfish, worms, salamanders, and all kinds of bats. Praise for Lindsey Leigh's The Deep!"A buoyant undersea venture. Leigh draws her teeming wildlife in accurate detail."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Author Biography
Lindsey Leigh grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, fascinated by the Smithsonian museums and the Baltimore Aquarium. Her passion for communicating scientific ideas eventually led her to join the Guild of Natural Scientific Illustrators. She has since completed a Scientific Illustration internship with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and has created educational comics for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Tech, and the magazine BBC Focus. She is the author of The Deep! (Penguin Workshop).
Number of Pages: 96
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.1 x 8.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: July 09, 2024
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