TITLE

Know Your Rodent

IMPRINT

Cicada Books

PRICE US

$13.99 CDN $13.99

ISBN

9780956205315 TRADE

FORMAT

Clth, 4.75 x 6.5 in., 48 pgs, 28 color.

CATALOG

FALL 2010 p. 174   

DISTRIBUTOR

D.A.P.

PUB DATE

7/31/2010

STATUS

Active

STOCK

In stock

CICADA BOOKS

Know Your Rodent

Text by Ziggy Hanaor. Illustrations by Thibaud Herem.

Insects, fishes, birds: London-based French illustrator Thibaud Herem has made charming books devoted to these facets of the animal kingdom, depicting standout species in whimsical, personable drawings, rendered simply in black ink and watercolor. In his work, each animal displays its characteristic traits while also looking for all the world like it might turn and start speaking to the viewer at any moment. For his next book, it was only natural that Herem would move up another rung on the evolutionary ladder to those most lowly and mistrusted of mammals: rodents. Yet Know Your Rodent just may change a few people's minds about the furry creatures. It turns out that there's a lot more to rodents than subway rats, kitchen mice and the ubiquitous short-lived childhood gerbil. Out of the thousands of rodent species that scamper over nearly every habitat on earth, Herem has picked 20 distinctive varieties to depict here, from the giant Capybara of South America to the tiny Pygmy Jerboa of the Asian deserts. Factual texts describe the weird and wonderful habits of each creature, while Herem's illustrations bring the animals alive on the page. At once fascinatingly informative and oddly humorous, this offbeat little book brings together the marvels of nature and the marvels of beautiful design in a way that will appeal to adults and children alike.

SEARCH ARTBOOK

OF RELATED INTEREST

Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale Edited by Marc Bessire, Raechell Smith. Text by Loren Coleman, Loring Danforth, Dave Filipi, Sean Foley, Chris Thompson, Nato Thompson. Some, like the Tasmanian tiger, are considered extinct--yet sightings are still reported. Some, like the giant squid, existed only as rumors until hard evidence finally appeared. And then there are the others, who roam a >>more
JRP|Ringier
ISBN 9783905770070
US $29.95 CAN $29.95 TRADE
Paperback, 8 x 9.5 in. / 168 pgs / 40 color / 60 b&w.
Pub Date: 12/01/2006 Out of print/Not available

FORTHCOMING AND NEW: VISUAL CULTURE