Unusual Creatures  by Michael Hearst  Unusual Creatures is a
field guide to some of Earth's most bizarre and fascinating
critters: a frog with a transparent belly, an animal that poops
cubes, or a seal that sounds like laser beams being fired.  Meet
animals such as the aye-aye, the blobfish, and the yeti crab.
Each creature comes with a distribution map, scientific trivia,
and a list of its biological classifications. But it isn't all
Latin names and zoologist lingo. Author Michael Hearst keeps the
tone exciting and entertaining, often times breaking into a
goofy poem, or throwing in a quirky true or false quiz.  On a
more serious note, Unusual Creatures sheds light on the impact
humans have played in the endangerment of these amazing animals,
offering suggestions about using less stuff, less water, and
less energy in our lives.  Hearst, an accomplished composer
(creator of the solo work Songs for Ice Cream Trucks) also
celebrates these weird creatures in a companion album to the
book, Songs for Unusual Creat