Lizards in the Sky: Animals Where You Least Expect Them - Hardcover

To say that the author has filled the rest of this intriguing and well-written nonfiction book with absorbing text, clear photography and a useful amount of back matter is an understatement. . . It reads like a story and offers up more facts than you coul (Sally Bender salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com 2010-09-26)

Eamer has successfully balanced playful with informative... an excellent and highly engaging addition to any school or personal library. (Canadian Materials Reviews 2010-10-29)

Eamer's text is kid-friendly but not at all simplistic, and informs while entertaining. (Whitehorse Star 2010-10-22)

An exuberant look at lesser-known members of the animal kingdom, written in simple, engaging language and illustrated with fantastical drawings and photographs. (Yukon North of Ordinary (in-flight magazine for Ai)

From marine insects and glacial ice worms to climbing fish called mudskippers, snakes that glide between trees, and cave-visiting birds that navigate using echolocation, Earner introduces more than three dozen animals that don't confine themselves to typical habitats. Close-up color photos depict each in a natural setting, and for readers who want to dig deeper, Earner provides generous multimedia reading lists to supplement her information-rich but brief profiles. The book is a bit overdesigned--the real animals are joined on many spreads by colored versions of the Cheshire Cat and other denizens of John Tenniel's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrations--but considering that many publishers would have likely stretched the book's concept into a series of slender, separate titles, it makes for a refreshingly economical way to explore some of the natural world's more venturesome residents. (John Peters Booklist 2010-12-01)

Eamer has successfully balanced playful with informative...would make an excellent and highly engaging addition to any school or personal library. (CM Magazine 2010-10-29)

This intriguing introduction to many very unusual creatures is well illustrated with photographs, and ... some of Sir John Tenniel's illustrations from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. I found myself smiling at the wit and insight that coupled the creatures of Tenniel's imagination with real creatures which could, so easily, have been a part of his creation. (Deakin Newsletter 2011-04-01)

[Eamer] manages to convey her (mostly quite unexpected) information in a way that is entirely understandable without ever talking down to her young readers... A very good book. (January Magazine, Best Books 2010)

[Eamer] manages to convey her (mostly quite unexpected) information in a way that is entirely understandable without ever talking down to her young readers...a very good book. (January Magazine, Best Books of 2010 2010-12-01)

This well-researched book...will surprise and delight readers who are curious about the natural world. (Resource Links 2011-02-01)