# The World's Most Pointless Animals: Or Are They? - Hardcover

by **Philip Bunting** (Author)

**_The World's Most Pointless Animals_ is a witty, quirky, colorfully-illustrated book featuring fascinating facts about some very silly animals...who we find are perhaps not so pointless after all.**

From familiar animals like giraffes (who don't have any vocal cords) through to those that surely should not even exist, such as the pink fairy armadillo (absurdly huge front claws, super tough protective shell in baby pink, particularly susceptible to stress), our planet is full of some pretty **weird and wonderful animals**. For example:

-   Koalas spend up to 18 hours a day asleep!
-   Pandas are born bright pink, deaf, and blind.
-   Dumbo octopuses flap their big fin-like ears to move around.
-   A Narwhal's tusk grows through its upper lip--ouch!

  
With **hilarious text** throughout and **bright, contemporary illustrations**, this guide to absurdly awesome animals contains **funny labelled diagrams** and some **excellent made-up Latin names** (n.b. the jellyfish's scientific name is not actually wibblious wobblious ouchii).

Carrying an important **message of celebrating diversity and differences**, _The World's Most Pointless Animals_ inspires a drive to conserve our amazing planet and the creatures we're lucky enough to share it with.

**Quirky Creatures** is a series dedicated to seeking out the weird and wonderful denizens of the natural world and explaining why they are so strange, from the ridiculous to the truly terrifying. Also available in this series is _The World's Most Ridiculous Animals_ and _The World's Most Atrocious Animals._

### Author Biography

**Philip Bunting**'s books have been translated into multiple languages, and published in over 25 countries around the world. Since his first title was published in 2017, Philip has received multiple accolades, including Honours from the Children's Book Council of Australia, and making the list for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2018. His titles include _Mopoke_ and _How Did I Get Here?_ Philip's work deliberately encourages playful interaction between the reader and child, allowing his books to create a platform for genuine intergenerational engagement, and fun.

**Number of Pages:** 80

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 11.5 x 9.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** July 20, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 22.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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