Explore Your World: Creepiest Crawly Critters: Explore Your World #4

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Get ready to get up close and personal with the creepiest crawly critterswith real-life explorer and scientist, Professor Tim Flannery. You may think you know all that'saround you, but look closer anddig deeper you'll discover acast of the scariest (but very cool!) background characters in your life.

Why would a millipede glow in the dark
How much is a litre of scorpion venom worth
Why would a male redback sacrifice himself
How many mites live on your body
Which creepy crawly lives on the moon

It's time to face your fears you're about to find out!
From the authors of the best-sellingExplore Your World seriescomes a brand-new compendium to enthral and enlighten readers. Each page is packed with vibrant illustrations and bursting with bizarre facts about the most terrifying yet amazing little creatures living around you (or maybe even on you!) prepare to gasp, laugh and squirm in disgust!

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Professor Tim Flannery is one of the worlds leading scientists, explorers and conservationists. He has held positions in renowned institutions across Australia and internationally, includingDirector of the South Australian Museum,Visiting Chair in Australian Studies at Harvard University and Distinguished Research Fellow at the Australian Museum.He was named Australian of the Year in 2007.He has published more thanthirty books, including the award-winningHere on Earth(2010),The Weather Makers(2005)andAtmosphere of Hope(2015).He is a frequent presenter on ABC Radio, NPR and the BBC,and has also written and presented several series on the Documentary Channel.This is his fourth book for children.

Emma Flannery is a scientist and writer whose curiosity for the natural world has seen her travel and work in some of its most wild and interesting places. She has explored caves, forests and oceans across most of the globes continents in search of the elusive fossils, animals and plants that help us understand our planet and who we are in it. With postgraduate experience in geology, chemistry and palaeontology, Emmas research and writing has been published in scientific journals, childrens books and a number of museum-based adult education tours. She has worked for and with universities, government agencies and museums. She is the co-founder of Museophilliac, an independent curatorial service that has produced programs for the City of Sydney and the Australian Museum, aimed at bringing science to life for a range of audiences. Her passion for science has an infectious and playful enthusiasm that inspires curiosity in children and adults alike. She hopes to continue to produce fun and accessible science communication.

Jessie Willow Tuckeris a cross-disciplinary artist.She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (painting) from RMIT and a Post Graduate Diploma in Theatre Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts. In addition to working as an illustrator, she has exhibited her fine art, worked in theatre design, fashion design, textile design and managed her own fashion label.