Author(s): Teruyuki Komiya

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The actual-size animal photography phenomenon continues with stunning portraits of 20 all-new zoo favorites in "More Life-Size Zoo." Whether getting eye-to-eye with a hippopotamus or nose-to-nose with a bison, there's not a zoo in the world where readers can get as close to the animals as they do in this fascinating book. With fun, informative facts complementing the stunning life-size photographs of each animal, "More Life-Size Zoo" gets readers within arm's length to an orangutan, a baby gibbon, a kangaroo, a wombat, a bison, an okapi, a hippotamus, a bat, a seal, a polar bear, a raccoon, a raccoon dog, a cheetah, a leopard, a wolf, a hyena, a giant tortoise, an alligator, and two lions -- an adorable cub and an adult male that springs out of the book in a magnificent poster-sized gatefold. The first title in the series, "Life-Size Zoo, " was named a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner, selected by IndieBound for the Summer 2009 Kids' List, and won accolades from trade and consumer reviewers from coast-to-coast.