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Blume, Lesley M. M.

The Wondrous Journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins

243 pp. | Knopf | August, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-86850-4 $16.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-96850-1 $19.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by David Foote. Ostensibly the newly recovered journal of an intrepid explorer, Dr. Wiggins's story documents his discovery of various creatures, now extinct, from around the world. Blume's catalog of imaginary beings is punctuated by factual footnotes that may be of interest to budding archaeologists. Otherwise, the conceit feels too contrived to sustain the story, even with the help of Foote's darkly humorous sketches.
Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

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