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Jiggliest Jellyfish

by Tim Flannery

A closer look at jellyfish

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Shortlisted for the 2025 Environment Award for Children's Literature

    Shortlisted for the 2025 award.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A closer look at jellyfish

Jellyfish take center stage in this nonfiction picture book by scientist and explorer Tim Flannery and Emma Flannery. The book introduces the diversity of these marine animals through striking facts: some can change color, tolerate waters that challenge other sea creatures, and one is described as immortal. It also touches on jellyfish thriving in warmer waters in the context of climate change. Katie Melrose’s full-color illustrations accompany the exploration, giving the subject a visual dimension for young readers.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children aged 4–8 curious about ocean life and animals
  • Young readers who enjoy illustrated nonfiction and surprising facts about nature
  • Families seeking a picture book about jellyfish and marine environments

Themes

Jellyfish diversity and biologyOcean lifeClimate change and warming waters

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Book overview

Discover the incredible world of Jiggliest Jellyfish with explorer and scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, Emma, as they shine the spotlight on one of the world's most beloved and surprising creatures!

? SHORTLISTED: 2025 Environment Award for Children's Literature

You might think that there's not much to jellyfish, but this book will make you think again. Did you know that jellyfish can thrive in waters that would suffocate other sea creatures? Or that some jellyfish can flash different colors from purple to green? Or that they have the world's most powerful venom? There is even a jellyfish that is immortal!

There are more than 2,000 kinds of jellyfish, and they're one of the few creatures that will thrive in warmer waters due to climate change - yikes! So come along on a fascinating expedition with the world-renowned scientist and explorer Tim Flannery and his daughter Emma as they explore the world's weirdest, jiggliest sea-creature family.

This gorgeous large format picture book comes with lush, full-color illustrations from renowned illustrator Katie Melrose, green foil and tactile grain lamination on the cover - making it the perfect gift for animal lovers and jelly enthusiasts alike!

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