Skulls

by Mike Artell

An incredibly cool, close-up look at the skulls of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles. Dozens of Images of animals (including their scientific name), fun facts, jokes, wordplay and off-the-word, fascinating trivia related to each animal. Plus, there's a "match the skull" quiz at the end of the book and some links for related web sites. Your young scientist is going to love this book!

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens

58 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2015

About the author

Mike Artell is a multi-award-winning author, illustrator, musician and professional speaker.

Mike has hosted his own television show and has created cartoons for many national publications and greeting card companies. Mike’s first children’s books were published in 1990 and since then, he has written and/or illustrated more than 40 books. Many of Mike’s books have won awards. Most recently, his book PETITE ROUGE – A CAJUN RED RIDING HOOD was named 2009 Read Aloud Book of the Year by the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Over the years, Mike has shared his techniques for thinking, writing and drawing more creatively with hundreds of thousands of students and teachers at schools in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Mike also stays busy as a platform speaker addressing many education, healthcare and association groups.

Mike lives in Covington, Louisiana with his wife Susan, a retired science teacher and middle school librarian. They have two grown daughters and 5 grandchildren.

Reviews

[Janet Squires · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the multi-talented Mike Artell, Skulls offers young readers a look at 24 animals through a close-up study of their skulls. Mammals, reptiles, birds, and fish are all represented -- from the domestic dog (a Boxer) to the exotic Aye-Aye. There's the familiar -- Alligator, Eagle, Kangaroo and Zebra and the lesser known Babirusa, King Mackerel, Shoebill and Water Monitor. Each entry receives a two-page spread featuring the animal, facts and trivia, and an opposing page highlighting the skull. A glossary plus related website links makes this a great read for aspiring scientists.

[Sandra Stiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the coolest books I’ve read. This book is full of a variety of skulls. But, it isn’t enough just to show the reader all of the cool skulls. The author tells us a little bit about the animal it came from and usually a great little unknown fact to go along with it. For example, did you know a nine-banded armadillo can hold its breath for almost six minutes or jump three to four feet straight up in the air?
Looking at the skull of the elephant leaves you wondering how it’s head is so big. Looking at the skull of a hippopotamus explains why they are the most dangerous animal in the world. One of the scariest and flimsiest looking skulls is that of the rattlesnake. There are teeth on the lower and upper jaw and two humongous fangs. Looking at the variety of skulls tells you a lot about how animals survive. The Tiger’s skull shows a massive area for being able to sniff out its prey, not to mention it two massive fangs on top and bottom. Words underlined in the text have a glossary in the back. This is followed by a page of links for more information about plants, animals and other cool facts.

[R.S. Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really cool science book for kids. My son thought it was "righteous". We had fun as a team, flipping through the pages and "oohing" and "ahhhing" over the freaky skulls. And there was a lot of little text bubbles filled with fun facts that we read together.

[Marc Parijs · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. My children loved this book from the beginning. I would strongly recommend this book to other parents with young children.

[Felicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great books, with pictures, and facts it was fun to read for all.

[Reading For Sanity · Rating 4 out of 5]

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