Philip Bunting Collection 3 Books Set (The World's Most Atrocious Animals, The World's Most Ridiculous Animals, The World's Most Pointless Animals)

Philip Bunting’s three-book collection brings together a fact-filled look at animals that can seem frightening, strange or simply baffling. Across the set, a narrator shares engaging information, while an antagonist voice appears through cheeky annotations to highlight each creature’s most surprising features.

From the enormous murder hornets of east and southeast Asia and the poisonous blue-ringed octopus to Africa’s deadly hippos and shocking electric eels, the books explore how animals are perceived and what makes them stand out. The collection also includes bright, contemporary illustrations, funny labelled diagrams and text that introduces evolutionary reasons or advantages behind extraordinary characteristics.

Included titles

• The World's Most Atrocious Animals
• The World's Most Ridiculous Animals
• The World's Most Pointless Animals

Key details

• Three-book set by Philip Bunting
• Uses a narrator voice alongside cheeky annotated commentary
• Features factual information about a wide range of animals
• Includes bright, contemporary illustrations and labelled diagrams
• Explores evolutionary reasons or advantages for unusual features

Synopses

The World's Most Atrocious Animals

This book presents facts about some of the scariest creatures in the natural world. Cheeky annotations draw attention to the most frightening aspects of each animal, while the narrator provides engaging, factual information and asks whether they are really as scary as they seem.

The World's Most Ridiculous Animals

An antagonist voice points out the apparent ridiculousness of different animals, while the narrator explains evolutionary reasons or advantages behind their extraordinary characteristics. With humorous text, bright illustrations and funny labelled diagrams, it introduces evolution through unusual examples.

The World's Most Pointless Animals

From giraffes, which don’t have any vocal cords, to the pink fairy armadillo with huge front claws and a tough protective shell, this book highlights animals that seem especially odd. It also shares surprising facts, including koalas sleeping up to 18 hours a day and pandas being born bright pink, deaf and blind.