Animalium
Author: Jenny Broom
Illustrator: Katie Scott
Book 1 in the Welcome to the Museum series
Pages: 112
Published: 2014
Age: 8+
Welcome to the museum! There are more than two hundred animal specimens to be discovered in Animalium, the first in a series of virtual museums. Wander the galleries – open 365 days a year – and discover a collection of curated exhibits on every page, accompanied by informative text. Each chapter features a different branch of tree life, from the simple sponge to the enormous elephant.
Offering hours of learning, Animalium presents the animal kingdom in glorious detail with illustrations from Katie Scott, an unparalleled new creative talent.
Specsavers National Book Award Nominee for Children’s Book of the Year (2014)
About the Welcome to the Museum Series
Books in series order
- 1.Animalium(2014)
- 2.Historium(2015)
- 3.Story of Life: Evolution(2015)
- 4.Botanicum(2016)
- 5.Dinosaurium(2017)
- 6.Planetarium(2018)
- 7.Anatomicum(2019)
- 8.Fungarium(2020)
- 9.Oceanarium(2021)
- 10.Arboretum(2022)
- 11.Insectarium(2025)
- +Animalium Activity Book(2015)
- +Animalium Colouring Book(2016)
- +Animalium Poster Book(2015)
- +Historium Activity Book(2016)
- +Historium Poster Book(2016)
Reading age: 8+ years
Welcome to the Museum, the exhibition space that never closes!
This series of books set on the "walls" of the printed page, showcases the world's finest collections – from natural history to art, from botanical wonders to oceanic marvels. Open 365 days a year and unrestricted by the constraints of physical space, each title in this highly-rated series is organised into galleries that display more than 200 full-colour specimens accompanied by lively, informative text, and elaborate illustrations by a range of talented artists.