Lots of Things to Know About Animals

By: James Maclaine

Illustrated by Carolina Buzio

Series : Lots of Things to Know

Age 6+

RRP £9.99

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You'll never guess how monkeys clean their teeth, why penguins steal stones, which baby animal is bigger than its parents or just how high bumblebees can fly! All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with friendly, humorous pictures and quirky, surprising facts about all kinds of animals. You'll want to share this book with everyone you know!

Chapters in this book include:
- Ocean giants
- The baby animal that's LARGER than its parents
- How to spot a leopard... ...from a jaguar
- Why horses dress up like zebras
- Octopuses in disguise
- How tiny ants are actually STRONGER than gorillas
- How creatures go? HIGH can birds and bumblebees fly?
- The secret of hornbills' nests
- The great shell swap
- Noisy animals you CAN'T hear
- The cave of bats that's busier than New York
- You'll hardly BELIEVE your eyes!
- Which live LONGEST?
- Animals from dinosaur times
- Why whales blow bubbles
- How do prairie dogs say hello?
- Why sloths turn green in the rain
- What makes flamingos pink

Details

Extent:: 64 pages
Dimensions:: 245.1 x 195.8mm
Hardback ISBN:: 9781474990752
Lexile:: 820L
Key Stage:: KS1, KS2
Publication Date:: February 2022
Work Reference:: 7095

Contents

Chapters in this book include:
- Ocean giants
- The baby animal that's LARGER than its parents
- How to spot a leopard... ...from a jaguar
- Why horses dress up like zebras
- Octopuses in disguise
- How tiny ants are actually STRONGER than gorillas
- How creatures go? HIGH can birds and bumblebees fly?
- The secret of hornbills' nests
- The great shell swap
- Noisy animals you CAN'T hear
- The cave of bats that's busier than New York
- You'll hardly BELIEVE your eyes!
- Which live LONGEST?
- Animals from dinosaur times
- Why whales blow bubbles
- How do prairie dogs say hello?
- Why sloths turn green in the rain
- What makes flamingos pink

Author

James Maclaine has written books about meerkats, general knowledge and manners, come up with countless drawing, doodling and colouring ideas, and devised puzzles and things to do for a range of activity books. His Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is the book that he wishes he'd had as a child.

Find out more about James Maclaine

Series

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