You may think a Gila monster's cute, but you wouldn't want to cuddle one. (It's one of the world's two venomous lizards!) Award-winning nature artist Sovak has accurately rendered ready-to-color, lifelike portraits of this reptile and 29 other scaly creatures, including a leaf-tailed gecko, a blue-tongued skink, a Komodo dragon, and a ferocious-looking marine iguana.
Jan Sovak is an illustrator, designer, and fine artist recognized as one of Canada's foremost natural history illustrators. With advanced degrees in both fine art and zoology, Jan has had his work published in over 170 books in more than 15 languages. His illustrations have also appeared on educational television and on Discovery Channel Worldwide.