Sami Bayly
Author/Illustrator: Sami Bayly
Location: Newcastle, NSW
Sami Bayly is a natural history illustrator based in Newcastle, who loves all things weird and wonderful.
Sami finds the beauty and importance of all animals regardless of their appearance, and hopes to share her appreciation with others.
Sami’s first book THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF UGLY ANIMALS is a CBCA Finalist Book for 2020.
It was shortlisted for the Indie Book of the Year for Younger Children Award, also the Australian Book Industry Award for Younger Children and the Australian Book Design Awards.
Location: Newcastle, NSW
Sami Bayly is a natural history illustrator based in Newcastle, who loves all things weird and wonderful.
Sami finds the beauty and importance of all animals regardless of their appearance, and hopes to share her appreciation with others.
Sami’s first book THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF UGLY ANIMALS is a CBCA Finalist Book for 2020.
It was shortlisted for the Indie Book of the Year for Younger Children Award, also the Australian Book Industry Award for Younger Children and the Australian Book Design Awards.
The Suriname Toad
The Suriname toad is almost flat toad, very thin with a cluster of pores on its back. It is found in countries such as Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia.
The Marabou Stork
The Marabou stork is a large bald headed bird, with a couple of hairs on the top of its head, a large strong beak and an unusual sack under its chin. They are native to Africa and can live up to 25 years.
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Sami's second book: The Illustrated Encyclopoedia of Dangerous Animals is a CBCA Notable Book for 2021.
With more than sixty of the most deadly and dangerous animals from across the world to explore, every page of this beautifully illustrated volume is more eye-opening than the last. You will learn interesting facts about these fascinating species, (many of which you won't have even known were deadly) such as how they have adapted to survive and whether we should be threatened by these animals or appreciate them for their incredible features. Children and adults alike will pore over the breathtaking scientific illustrations of unusual animals from the geography cone snail to the wolverine, the Irukandji jellyfish to the slow loris, debating their relative dangerous features, learning about science and nature along the way.
With more than sixty of the most deadly and dangerous animals from across the world to explore, every page of this beautifully illustrated volume is more eye-opening than the last. You will learn interesting facts about these fascinating species, (many of which you won't have even known were deadly) such as how they have adapted to survive and whether we should be threatened by these animals or appreciate them for their incredible features. Children and adults alike will pore over the breathtaking scientific illustrations of unusual animals from the geography cone snail to the wolverine, the Irukandji jellyfish to the slow loris, debating their relative dangerous features, learning about science and nature along the way.