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Beastly Puzzles

A Brain-Boggling Animal Guessing Game

by Rachel Poliquin

illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Publication date
May 2019
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781771389136
    Publish Date
    May 2019
    List Price
    $18.99

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About the authors

Rachel Poliquin écrit surtout sur les animaux. Elle aime particulièrement célébrer les héros inattendus, ceux qui sont bossus, modestes et tranquillement extraordinaires. Elle est l’autrice des séries Superpower Field Guide et Polite Predators, ainsi que de The Strangest Thing in the Sea. Elle vit à Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique, avec son mari et ses trois enfants.

Rachel Poliquin's profile page

Byron Eggenschwiler is an award-winning illustrator whose recent books include The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason, Operatic by Kyo Maclear (starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal and Quill & Quire), Coyote Tales by Thomas King and Beastly Puzzles by Rachel Poliquin (starred review from School Library Journal). Byron’s work has also appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Walrus, GQ and O, The Oprah Magazine. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Byron Eggenschwiler's profile page

Awards

  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award
  • Short-listed, Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction, Canadian Children's Book Centre
  • Short-listed, Information Book Award, Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable
  • Maine Student Book Award, Maine Library Association
  • Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
  • Winner, OLA Best Bets, Ontario Library Association
  • Winner, Best Books for Kids & Teens, starred selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre

Editorial Reviews

Definitely bamboozling---but in a good way, as exercises in unconventional logic.

Kirkus Reviews

... children and adults alike will have a blast guessing each animal.

School Library Journal, starred review

... highly enjoyable and engaging ...—CM Magazine

... a fresh take on one of the more traditional kidlit categories.—Quill & Quire, starred review

This book is a superb combination of problem solving, picture searching and animal science.—Calgary Herald