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Hardcover The Search for Vile Things, Volume One Book

ISBN: 0439908884

ISBN13: 9780439908887

Search For Vile Things: Volume One (The Search For Vile Things)

Readers are transported around the world by the opinionated, eccentric, and insatiably inquisitive narrator, Ephemra Churlyshe. This place-based "encyclopedia" is filled with exotic and fascinating "curiosities," including animals, plants, insects, and ancient artifacts. Full color. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 5 stars
A wonderful book!

Not just for boys, this book is a wonderful, informative, and entertaining gift. I really love the fabulous illustrations by Marilyn Scott-Waters!

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Rated 5 stars
The Animals May Be Vile, but the Book is Great

This is definitely not your average children's book. It's written as if it were Darwin's or Cousteau's personal diaries of their findings. A fictional group of explorers in the East Indies introduces the reader to many vile things. From flowers that smell like rotting meat to sea slugs that vomit on their prey, this book is not for someone with a weak stomach. There is much information that I was never taught in school...

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Rated 5 stars
Fun story and a feast for the eyes

This book is charming, original, and entertainingly vile. It's great for kids who like to say "ick!" who will likely say in the next breath "more, more, more!" I learned about all kinds of critters I'd never heard of before. The story is delightful and the illustrations by Marilyn Scott-Waters are lovely, beautifully colored and a pleasure to view. I also LOVED the "kid's drawings" (by one of the characters) that were...

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Rated 5 stars
Lush and informative, an adventure for the eyes

The Search for Vile Things is a beautifully illustrated book, full of the best kind of information for fans of the gross in nature. I had no idea there were so many strange and interesting plants and animals in Indonesia. The little boy Maldred's drawings are roughly charming throughout, and provide an excellent counterpoint to the beautifully accurate and delicate renderings provided on every page. This is an excellent book...

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Rated 5 stars
Bravo to Hammerslough

Once again, Jane Hammerslough makes the unlikely, odd, and yes, vile, elements of nature fascinating and funny. My son loved her book Owl Puke and couldn't wait for Christmas to get his hands on Vile Things.

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