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Dodos Are Not Extinct Spiral-Bound | 2022-02-08

Paddy Donnelly

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2023 CBC Children's Favorites Winner

A hilarious, engaging primer on famous extinct--but never forgotten-- animals that will keep kids giggling and guessing on every page.

Psst! Hey you! Can you keep a secret?

Dodos are NOT extinct!

In fact, if you look extra closely, you might be able to spot other extinct animals . . . like woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and even dinosaurs! These famous creatures are in disguise everywhere, so keep your eyes peeled! You never know who might be right under your nose.

Author-illustrator Paddy Donnelly delivers a silly, animal-filled read that is perfect for story time sharing at home or for the classroom. Nonfiction back matter jam-packed with facts about the endangered and extinct animals featured in the story makes this creative book as educational as it is fun.

Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services
Original Binding: Hardcover Picture Book
Pages: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1953458203
Item Weight: 0.85 lbs
Dimensions: 10.2 x 0.4 x 8.2 inches
"The illustrations are funny and cartoonish, with the disguises played for laughs. A timeline on the back endpapers gives information about extinct species, including the Irish Elk (last lived 7000 years ago) to more modern losses like the passenger pigeon (last seen in 1914). Kids who enjoy visual humor will get a kick out of the quagga (front end resembles a zebra and back end a horse) hiding his stripes with a fuzzy brown sweater or the pterodactyls who've successfully disguised themselves as pelicans with the help of duct tape." -Youth Services Book Review

"A clever blend of fiction and nonfiction, with informative backmatter...a fun conversation starter on the topic of protecting the endangered species of today." -Storybook Mamma
Paddy Donnelly is an award winning Irish author and illustrator of many children's books, including The Vanishing Lake, which was the 2021 IPPY Gold Medal winner. He grew up on the north coast of Ireland, surrounded by mythical stories of giants, magical creatures, and shape-shifting animals, all set in a stunning landscape from another time. All of this prompted his love of nature, animals, the sea, and storytelling. He creates his illustrations digitally and loves working with a textured, painterly approach. Paddy lives in Belgium. He wishes Pluto was still a planet.