Description
The observologist is a unique creature, an individual with an insatiable curiosity about the critters that share this world with us. Instead of exploring the heavens and booking a trip to outer space, New Zealand illustrator and comic artist Giselle Clarkson magically introduces the young observer to a world where we are surrounded by countless scores of creatures and instructs the observer to focus on the hidden populations that lounge just below our feet.
Surreptitiously, the author cleverly introduces scientific terminology as the organisms are described. But most outstanding are the whimsical descriptions she assigns to her superb ink drawings of the evidence examined. Her comical comments attached to her amazing graphic figures tickle the psyche and goad the reader to further inspect slimy slugs or to differentiate a centipede from a millipede, and perhaps to check out spider web patterns, or to enter the science of myrmecology and get to learn more about ants.
Discover the varied colored immigrant cockroaches, learn to differentiate bees from wasps, butterflies from moths, or just check out the identifying poop released by different birds, worms, and other organisms. This talented author has assembled a wealth of scientific information, and has incredibly seamed the data into a fascinating story sparkling with admirable earthy artistry and gracious wit.