Times reviewer commented that the phrase based on the book by' may never have been stretched so far" in the creation of this TV series, while characterizing it as "weird" and "intermittently interesting." Awards In 2008, Animalia was nominated for BAFTA Children's Kids Vote Award. In 2009, composer Christopher Elves won a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for his work on Animalia'''s musical score. APRA-AGSC Awards The annual Screen Music Awards are presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2008 Best Music for Children's Television win for Animalia – "Butterfly Winter" composed by Christopher Elves. Other merchandise In 2008, BBC Children's Books and the Penguin Group published four books by Mandy Archer based on the series: the Animalia Colouring Book, the Animalia Sticker Activity Book, plus two storybooks, Animalia: Hello, we must be going and Animalia: Goodbye, we must be staying'' which were based upon the first and second episodes of the same name and adapted from the scripts by Tom Ruegger. All four books have text and design by Children's Character Books and all but the colouring book are heavily illustrated with colour screenshots from the series. References External links Animalia Official Website Animalia Episode Guide Official CBC Animalia Website Official PBS Kids Animalia Website 2007 American television series debuts 2008 American television series endings 2000s American animated television series 2007 Australian television series debuts 2008 Australian television series endings 2000s Australian animated television series 2007 British television series debuts 2008 British television series endings 2000s British animated television series 2007 Canadian television series debuts 2008 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian animated television series American children's animated adventure television series American children's animated education television series American children's animated fantasy television series American computer-animated television series Australian children's animated adventure television series Australian children's animated education television series Australian children's animated fantasy television series Australian computer-animated television series British children's animated adventure television series British children's animated education television series British children's animated fantasy television series British computer-animated television series Canadian children's animated adventure television series Canadian children's animated education television series Canadian children's animated fantasy television series Canadian computer-animated television series APRA Award winners English-language television shows BBC children's television shows Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Network 10 original programming CBC Television original programming PBS original programming PBS Kids shows American television shows based on children's