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A review by leesmyth
The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Creatures by Joanna Bagniewska
4.0
Lots of fun facts about a variety of wacky creatures, written with goofy humor. Each animal gets two pages, which keeps things moving along. And the creatures are grouped by 'element' in which they live or move (earth, water, air).
I was a little taken aback by the opening description of one creature as 'flesh-colored' – what exactly is that supposed to mean? The color of human skin, presumably, but that hardly narrows it down! The author got her Ph.D. in Oxford and currently teaches in London, so presumably she knows that we come in a wide variety of colors.
I was a little taken aback by the opening description of one creature as 'flesh-colored' – what exactly is that supposed to mean? The color of human skin, presumably, but that hardly narrows it down! The author got her Ph.D. in Oxford and currently teaches in London, so presumably she knows that we come in a wide variety of colors.