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Strange Unusual Gross & Cool Animals (Animal Planet Book) Review

November 4, 2016 by Nicole 70 Comments

My kids love to read non-fiction books with cool facts and real photography. We received a review copy of Animal Planet Strange, Unusual, Gross & Cool Animals by Charles Ghigna, which is a huge hit with them.

Animal Planet Book - Strange Unusual Gross & Cool Animals

Although the book is recommended for ages 8-12, kids and adults of all ages will be fascinated by the animal photos. You simply won’t believe it til you see it. There are some really strange creatures roaming the Earth!

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This book is not about the kinds of animals most kids (and, to be honest, most adults) are familiar with. You won’t read about lions or giraffes in this book. But you will get to know some of the ickiest, stickiest, blobbiest, oddest animals including the star-nosed mole, the blobfish, and the fangtooth. It’s awesome and the kids love it.

Animal Planet Books

There is more than 200 photographs throughout the book. Plus, the pages are loaded with interesting fun facts about some of the most obscure animals in the world – including some brand new discoveries!

When I browse this book with my kids, I am just as excited as they are to discover the strange, unusual, gross and cool animals. There have been several “Is that animal REALLY REAL?” moments. And it’s just as often me asking that question out loud as it is one of my kids!

I can’t fail to mention a little bit about the book’s most impressive author, Charles Ghigna. He is also known as Father Goose, is an award-winning poet, children’s author, speaker, and nationally syndicated feature writer. He is the author of more than 5,000 poems and more than 100 award-winning books.

This book is a wonderful gift idea for children who love to learn about animals – especially animals that are out of the ordinary. Plus, by purchasing this book, you will be supporting a great cause. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of books in the Animal Bites series benefits the principal partners of R.O.A.R. (Reach Out. Act. Respond.), Animal Planet’s initiative dedicated to improving the lives of animals in our communities and in the wild.

Looking for more Animal Planet books for kids? See what we thought about the Animal Planet Animal Bites books and more Animal Bites books here.

Filed Under: Books and Reading, Reviews Tagged With: Animal Books for Kids, Animal Planet, Animal Planet Book

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  1. Fran says

    November 4, 2016 at 9:18 pm

    I’d keep it for my family, and put is on display as a coffee table book when kids are over to visit.

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  2. Debbie-Dabble says

    November 5, 2016 at 6:07 pm

    Thanks so much for stopping by!! Hope you are having a great weekend!!
    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  3. nickie says

    November 5, 2016 at 9:48 pm

    I would give this to my son, he loves animals, especially gross animals.

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  4. nickie says

    November 5, 2016 at 9:48 pm

    DT: https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/795110415667724288

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  5. Brittney House says

    November 6, 2016 at 10:05 am

    I would love this for myself and my niece. I would read it to her.

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  6. Michelle C says

    November 6, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    I would share this with my children. They love reading about animals.

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  7. Michelle C says

    November 6, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/MrsMChappell/status/795360770850750464

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  8. Jillian Too says

    November 6, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    I would love to give it to my nephew.

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  9. nickie says

    November 6, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/795475641202307072

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  10. Mary Cloud says

    November 7, 2016 at 1:19 pm

    I would give it to my son or my daughter

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  11. gala says

    November 7, 2016 at 4:50 pm

    It would make an amazing gift for my daughter who love animals and books about them

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  12. gala says

    November 7, 2016 at 5:00 pm

    https://twitter.com/galyettina/status/795775658723078144

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  13. nickie says

    November 7, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    dt: https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/795845804988780544

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  14. gala says

    November 8, 2016 at 6:24 pm

    https://twitter.com/galyettina/status/796161174958120960

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  15. nickie says

    November 8, 2016 at 9:27 pm

    DT: https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/796207410197254144

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  16. Austin Baroudi says

    November 9, 2016 at 12:46 am

    This would be for my nephew! He’s really into this stuff! Thanks so much for the chance!

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  17. Austin Baroudi says

    November 9, 2016 at 12:47 am

    Tweeted @Austieb7
    https://twitter.com/Austieb7/status/796257804638162944

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  18. LaTanya says

    November 9, 2016 at 7:37 am

    I would give it to my son

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  19. LaTanya says

    November 9, 2016 at 7:37 am

    https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/796361007706865664

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  20. Vicky D says

    November 9, 2016 at 9:07 am

    My grandkids would love this!

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  21. gala says

    November 9, 2016 at 10:40 am

    https://twitter.com/galyettina/status/796406882588098562

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  22. DebH says

    November 9, 2016 at 12:07 pm

    Would give this to my granddaughter; she loves animals!

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  23. DebH says

    November 9, 2016 at 12:09 pm

    https://twitter.com/dmhaen/status/796429122004205568

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  24. Maryann Drapkin says

    November 9, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    I would give this to my daughter. She is such an animal lover and would enjoy this book.

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  25. Maryann Drapkin says

    November 9, 2016 at 4:39 pm

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  26. Amanda Alvarado says

    November 9, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    I would give it to our daughter! She would love it!

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  27. Amanda Alvarado says

    November 9, 2016 at 9:17 pm

    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/Dolphin4176/status/796566280396505089

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  28. nickie says

    November 9, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    DT: https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/796568022517485569

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  29. Maryann Drapkin says

    November 10, 2016 at 10:27 am

    Tweet
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  30. DebH says

    November 10, 2016 at 11:12 am

    https://twitter.com/dmhaen/status/796777352541995009

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  31. Bridget Combs says

    November 10, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    I would give this to my step-son.He would love it!

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  32. Bridget Combs says

    November 10, 2016 at 12:56 pm

    https://twitter.com/bridget_sweeps/status/796803478341427200

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  33. gala says

    November 10, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    https://twitter.com/galyettina/status/796883783274418176

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  34. Denise S says

    November 10, 2016 at 8:07 pm

    I would give this to my grandson.

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  35. nickie says

    November 10, 2016 at 9:27 pm

    https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/796932157105119232

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  36. Austin Baroudi says

    November 11, 2016 at 12:18 am

    Daily tweet @Austieb7
    https://twitter.com/Austieb7/status/796975242124132352

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  37. Bridget Combs says

    November 11, 2016 at 6:49 am

    https://twitter.com/bridget_sweeps/status/797073535227326464

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  38. gala says

    November 11, 2016 at 3:33 pm

    https://twitter.com/galyettina/status/797205440404877312

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  39. Maryann Drapkin says

    November 11, 2016 at 6:02 pm

    Tweet
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  40. nickie says

    November 11, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/797294374942081025

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  41. Maryann Drapkin says

    November 12, 2016 at 9:40 am

    tweet
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  42. Bridget Combs says

    November 12, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    tweet

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  43. DebH says

    November 12, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    https://twitter.com/dmhaen/status/797562102227603456

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  44. Maryann Drapkin says

    November 13, 2016 at 6:44 am

    Tweet
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  45. DebH says

    November 13, 2016 at 8:28 am

    https://twitter.com/dmhaen/status/797823112490389504

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  46. Michelle Hill says

    November 13, 2016 at 9:30 am

    I would keep it for the library of books I have for kids that come to visit.

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  47. Michelle Hill says

    November 13, 2016 at 9:32 am

    https://twitter.com/chelleshill/status/797839242915364864

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  48. susan smoaks says

    November 13, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    I would keep this for myself. my family loves learning about animals.

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  49. Jennifer J says

    November 13, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    I think my 9 year old nephew would absolutely love this book! Thank you!

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  50. gala says

    November 13, 2016 at 3:05 pm

    https://twitter.com/galyettina/status/797923145827151881

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  51. Brenda Elsner says

    November 13, 2016 at 4:02 pm

    I would give this to my nephew!!

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  52. Bridget Combs says

    November 13, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    tweet

    https://twitter.com/bridget_sweeps/status/797949110875803648

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  53. MARIA simon says

    November 13, 2016 at 6:13 pm

    I would give to my son

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  54. Laurie Emerson says

    November 13, 2016 at 9:17 pm

    I would give this to my son and daughter. They would have so much fun learning about different animals.

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  55. nickie says

    November 13, 2016 at 9:26 pm

    https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/798019231115776000

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  56. gala says

    November 14, 2016 at 10:40 am

    https://twitter.com/galyettina/status/798218755817947136

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  57. DebH says

    November 14, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    https://twitter.com/dmhaen/status/798251215893254144

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  58. Paula Hafner says

    November 14, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    I would give this to my son if I won.

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  59. Maryann Drapkin says

    November 14, 2016 at 1:24 pm

    tweet
    https://twitter.com/macdrap50/status/798259992075927552

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  60. Bridget Combs says

    November 14, 2016 at 3:03 pm

    tweet

    https://twitter.com/bridget_sweeps/status/798285146822758400

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  61. Carolina Dhabolt says

    November 14, 2016 at 6:50 pm

    I would love to gift this book to my 10 year old son. It would be perfect, he loves animals & everything about them!

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  62. Carolina Dhabolt says

    November 14, 2016 at 6:52 pm

    https://twitter.com/cdhabolt/status/798342599660670980

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  63. Sarah Jestings says

    November 14, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    I would give it to my Son.

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  64. Christian Alejandro says

    November 14, 2016 at 9:18 pm

    I would give it to my niece. I know she’d love it.

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  65. Sand says

    November 14, 2016 at 10:41 pm

    I would give this to my nephews.

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  66. nickie says

    November 15, 2016 at 9:25 pm

    https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/798743696044945409

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  67. DebH says

    November 16, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    https://twitter.com/dmhaen/status/798973272650088456

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  68. nickie says

    November 16, 2016 at 9:23 pm

    https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/799105623946330112

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  69. DebH says

    November 17, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    https://twitter.com/dmhaen/status/799420548908482560

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  70. nickie says

    November 17, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    https://twitter.com/NICKIEISIS3/status/799472307362295808

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