One of a Kind: A Story about Sorting and Classifying - Hardcover

by Neil Packer (Author), Neil Packer (Illustrator)

It's classified With intricate artwork and refreshingly simple language, Neil Packer's introduction to the many ways of ordering things will thrill the detail-oriented among us.

Meet Arvo. Now look at his family tree. Meet his cat, Malcolm, and check out Malcolm's family tree, too. Whether people or cats, buildings or books, food or vehicles, there's a category for everything. And in this mesmerizing narrative introduction to taxonomy, readers follow Arvo through his day to learn about the order of the animal kingdom, to his music lesson to help categorize instruments, and across town to classify cloud formations he sees along the way. Neil Packer's detailed illustrations and simple narrative are perfect for readers who itch to classify and find order in their daily lives.

Author Biography

Neil Packer has illustrated a number of classics for the Folio Society as well as Gillian Cross's retellings of The Odysseyand The Iliad. This is Neil Packer's debut book as both author and illustrator. He lives in England with his son.