Dinosaurs, birds, and sea creatures come to life…with your help! This box set of three Smithsonian coloring books immerses you in Earth’s most fascinating and elusive ecosystems.

With these meticulously illustrated coloring books, animal fans of all ages can explore the wonder of the oceans, skies, and prehistoric world. Guided by experts from the Smithsonian and brought to life by Rachel Curtis, these rich pen-and-ink illustrations invite you to step into captivating scenes featuring the Guam kingfisher, orca, starfish, the mighty tyrannosaurus, and many more. Fans of dinosaurs, birds, aquatic life, and coloring books will find an enchanting world to unlock with their own creativity.

Each page of Animals: A Smithsonian Coloring Book Box Set not only stands alone as a work of art but is also accompanied by brief and fascinating insights from the museum’s experts about each creature and its world, ensuring that time spent coloring is also time spent learning.

This book’s deluxe ivory paper allows for a variety of artistic media like pen, pencil, or even watercolor, to ensure your creative vision comes to life just the way you want…and lasts for years to come.

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Rachel Curtis grew up drawing and painting from a young age leading to a lifetime of having far, far too many art supplies. She uses these to make pictures of a great variety of things, from very small to very big. She grew up in Alberta, just a couple hours drive from Dinosaur Provincial Park. You can find her online at www.instagram.com/catinspats/ (or the same on twitter) where she does occasionally draw cats in spats.

Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute plays a leading role in the Smithsonian’s global efforts to save wildlife species from extinction and train future generations of conservationists, spearheading research programs at their headquarters in Front Royal, Virginia; the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC and at field research stations and training sites worldwide. SCBI scientists tackle some of today’s most complex conservation challenges by applying and sharing what they learn about animal behavior and reproduction, ecology, genetics, migration, and conservation sustainability.