Books with author Jan Sovak

In terms of numbers, distribution, and long-term survival, insects are probably the most successful of all animals. Entomologists estimate there are more than two million living species, at least half of them as yet unidentified. In this volume, illustrator Jan Sovak has captured the astonishing diversity of size, shape, and coloration in the insect world in precise, carefully researched depictions of 45 species: elephant stag beetle, earwig, giant desert scorpion, walking stick, tiger beetle, desert tarantula, black widow spider, human flea, pleasing fungus beetle, and many more. By coloring these plates, colorists will not only enjoy hours of coloring fun but also learn, through informative captions, fascinating facts about insect life.

Meet the manatee, a friendly marine mammal! Noted for their curiosity and playfulness, manatees enjoy warm water and long naps. This coloring book by a noted naturalist profiles the biology, behavior, and history of these endangered creatures. Thirty vivid illustrations — each with a detailed, fact-filled caption — depict the gentle herbivores' habits and lore.

The bold, often raw beauty of Alaska's forests, mountains, valleys, and seas serves as a glorious backdrop for its native wildlife. Wolves, grizzlies, and mountain goats survey the majesty of the landscape while polar bears, beluga whales, and sea otters play in the offshore waters. Thirty accurately rendered drawings of these and other creatures of the Far North — all identified — are waiting to be brought to vivid life by your colors of choice.

This entertaining little book puts a world of wild African animals — great and small — at your fingertips. Just arrange the stickers on the backdrop (shown on the inside covers) to create a dramatic African landscape. Thirty-two reusable images of a white rhino, leopard, lions, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamus, ostrich, and other creatures. You can create one exciting scene after another.

Here's a wonderful opportunity to take a trip back in time and discover the awesome array of prehistoric mammals that roamed the Earth millions of years ago. This book contains 41 detailed, ready-to-color illustrations (including four double-page drawings) depicting giant bears, saber-toothed cats, tiny rodents, and dozens of other creatures now known only by their fossil remains.Award-winning artist Jan Sovak has meticulously rendered — in roughly chronological order — over 40 species as they might have appeared in their natural habitats. Included are the Basilosaurus, a slim, snake-like whale; the Megistotherium, twice as large as a polar bear and probably the largest flesh-eating mammal that ever lived; the Borophagus, a large dog that preyed on small primitive horses in North America six million years ago; Ursus spelaeus, the great cave bear; the giraffe-like Indricotherium, and ancestor of the rhinoceros that browsed on the tops of trees; Mammuthus primigenius, the legendary woolly mammoth, and many more.Carefully researched captions describe the animals, providing names, where found, size, diet, habitat, and more. Thirteen full-color illustrations appear on the book's covers and suggest possible colorations. This coloring book will intrigue young students of prehistory and evolution; artists and craftspeople will find the volume an inexpensive source of royalty-free illustrations.

Here are awesome images of all the most popular prehistoric creatures! Dinosaur fans of all ages will appreciate these realistic depictions of Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Apatosaurus, and other familiar dinosaurs as well as more recent discoveries. Sixty highly detailed illustrations to color include the stealthy, egg-stealing Oviraptor; the gigantic Supersaurus; the dainty Koparion; and many others, all portrayed in their natural habitats.

Related to one of the earliest prehistoric reptiles, the modern turtle hasn't changed much in its basic structure over millions of years. Twelve different turtles, each remarkable for "carrying its house on its back," are featured in this entertaining and educational little book.Fact-filled text tells you about the alligator snapping turtle, common mud turtle, leatherback, spiny softshell, and eight other species. There's also space on each page to apply an appropriate full-color sticker illustration.

This irresistible assortment of creepy-crawly creatures offers you 15 different full-color tattoos, each perfectly realistic. The mantis, red-tailed bumblebee, lady bug, painted grasshopper, potato bug, Mormon cricket, Harlequin bug, cecropia moth, and seven other insects appear here, waiting to latch on to you!Just moisten the tiny tattoos slightly, than apply to add instant interest to your arms, legs, face, and other body parts. And because they're small, the tattoos can be grouped together for added effect. Instructions for safe and easy application and removal included.