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A beautifully illustrated guide to gray wolves from wolf expert Brenna J. Cassidy.You might know that gray wolves live in packs, but there's so much more to learn about these incredible predators! Find out what makes wolves howl, why wolves sniffing each other's butts is their way of shaking hands, and how some wolves in Yellowstone National Park used thermal activity to heat their den! You'll also witness the incredible relationship gray wolves have with ravens (they play tug with wolf cubs), learn about wolf rewilding projects, and discover what it takes to become a wolf zoologist yourself. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also looks at the conservation challenges these animals face.Featuring stunning illustrations by Sally Agar, Gray Wolf (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting series of collectable animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists.Also available: Humpback Whale, Giant Panda, African Elephant, Emperor Penguin, Koala, Honey Bee, Green Sea Turtle

Journey into a beehive to study honey bees in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids.You might know that honey bees dance to let each other know where to find the best flowers, but there's so much more to learn about these important insects! Turn the pages to discover the difference between the queen bee and worker bees, and how honey bees actually make honey. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains how scientists work as beekeepers to study honey bees, and how every bee in the hive works towards the same cause. It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and insecticides.Written by bee expert Dr. Priyadarshini Chakrabarti Basu and featuring stunning illustrations by Astrid Weguelin, Honey Bee (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists.Also available: Humpback Whale, Giant Panda, African Elephant, Emperor Penguin, Koala

Head down under to study koalas in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids.You might know that baby koalas spend time in their mother's pouches, but there's so much more to learn about these Australian marsupials! Turn the pages to discover why they spend 15 hours a day asleep, and how scientists use drones to monitor koala populations. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains why koalas love to munch eucalyptus leaves, and why they are most certainly not bears! It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and forest fires.Written by Professor Chris Daniels and featuring stunning illustrations by Marianne Lock, Koala (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists.Also available: Humpback Whale, Giant Panda, African Elephant, Emperor Penguin, Honey Bee

An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students"Excellently illustrated and providing a treasure trove of interesting information about symbiotic relationships." --BooklistHeard about the fish that clean shark teeth? Or the frog that lives with a tarantula? Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis-where animals form incredible relationships.Macken Murphy, host of the popular animal podcast Species, introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids' nonfiction book, Animal Sidekicks. Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals-from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. Alongside him, illustrator Dragan Kordic skillfully brings to life head-scratching relationships in nature, including:. The crab that wears a sea urchin as a hat. The bat that goes to bed inside a plant. The warthog that likes a mongoose massageYou'll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU! (Hint-is your head ever itchy?) By the end of the book you won't look at nature in the same way again!

From cheese rolling races to baby crying competitions, get ready for an adventure through the most amazing contests the world has ever seen.Throughout history humans have been challenging themselves against each other. Who could be the fastest? The strongest? The cleverest? While this was going on some other people decided to create epic contests that were...well, a little bit more unusual.Welcome to The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions, introduced by podcaster and expert fact-finder Anna Goldfield! Inside this nonfiction book prepare to get your mind blown by:. The people that take ironing boards up mountains. A spectacular pumpkin rowing race. Beauty pageants...for camels!Through the stories of these awesome competitions, brought to life by illustrator Hannah Riordan, readers will learn about the societies that created them, and the amazing traditions that inspired them.Filled with fun facts, it's a perfect book for fans of Guinness World Records!

Travel back in time in this collection of exhilarating dinosaur adventures for kids aged 7-10 from palaeontologist and YouTuber Kallie Moore.Who needs Jurassic World when the truth is this exciting? Prepare yourself for jaw-dropping discoveries, scandalous stories, and dinosaurs so weird you won't believe they're real! The tales in this dinosaur book are all completely true and many are included in a kids' book for the first time. Readers will come face-to-face with incredible prehistoric beasts including the Australian dinosaurs that fossilized into gemstones, the prehistoric shark with a circular saw in its mouth, and the relative of T. rex that was found frozen at the top of a mountain in Antarctica...The book is broken down into chapters covering the whole of Earth's history:Chapter 1 - The Beginning - featuring prehistoric goo and the first squishy animalsChapter 2 - An Explosion of Life - featuring king-sized trilobites, armored fish, and giant bugs!Chapter 3 - The Age of Reptiles - featuring spiny sauropods, pterosaurs the size of airplanes, and musical dinosaurs.Chapter 4 - The Recent Past - featuring gigantic snakes, Ice Age mammoths and sabre-toothed cats, and the hairy primates that would one day evolve into humans!Every thrilling story has been meticulously researched by author Kallie Moore, a fossil expert who also hosts the hit YouTube show PBS Eons. Beautiful illustrations by critically-acclaimed illustrator Becky Thorns bring incredible prehistoric beasts like Stegosaurus and Triceratops to life for younger readers.Unlike most kids' dinosaur books on the market, Tales of the Prehistoric World shines a light on the work of palaeontologists - from Susan Hendrickson, who discovered the most complete T. rex ever found, to Nizar Ibrahim, whose discoveries in the Sahara desert changed everything we thought we knew about Spinosaurus (SPOILER: it could swim!)A gift to stand the test of timeThis beautiful hardback book makes the perfect gift for dino-mad kids. The cloth-textured cover is gilded with gold foil, and everything is printed using sustainable FSC® certified paper. Collect the seriesPart of Neon Squid's acclaimed series of educational bedtime stories that also includes Tales of Ancient Worlds and Tales of World War II.

¿ Selected as one of the Best Nature Books of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews ¿¿ Selected as one of the Best Informational Books of 2022 for Older Readers by Chicago Public Library ¿"A book worth returning to multiple times. A fascinating primer on the intricacies of ecosystems." -- Kirkus, starred reviewDiscover inspiring stories of wildlife brought back from the brink of extinction - a perfect gift for kids who care about the environment!Rewilding means returning animals or plants to places where they used to live. In this book, acclaimed conservation biologist and science communicator David A. Steen introduces children to the scientists determined to turn back the hands of time to create a greener future. Read about awe-inspiring rewilding projects, including:. The wolves that returned to Yellowstone National Park and dramatically improved the ecosystem. The beavers reintroduced to their old territories to build dams to stop them flooding. The Galápagos giant tortoises who beat the odds to survive extinction and return to their island homeThroughout the heartwarming true stories, beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Chiara Fedele, children will learn how different species evolved to live side by side and will see what it takes to be a conservation scientist. They might even be inspired to become a wildlife activist themselves!By the end of the book kids will be left with a key message: it's not too late to fix the planet.

Head to the mountains of China to study panda bears in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids.You might know that pandas like to snack on bamboo, but there's so much more to find out about this mysterious black-and-white bear! Turn the pages to discover where pandas like to spend their summers, and how cute they are as newly-born cubs. Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains how poaching and deforestation made pandas an endangered species-and what needs to be done to protect their habitats in the future.Written by giant panda expert Vanessa Hull, and featuring stunning illustrations by Charlotte Molas, Giant Panda (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting new series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists.

Head to the depths of the ocean to study humpback whales in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids.You may know that humpback whales use whale song to communicate with each other, but there's so much more to discover about these giants of the sea! In this book, acclaimed marine biologist Dr. Asha de Vos explains how humpbacks use special bubble nets to catch fish, and why their poo is so important! Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains how hunting made humpback whales an endangered species-and how conservation efforts have seen their numbers increase again. Featuring stunning illustrations by Jialei Sun, Humpback Whale (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting new series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists.

"An attractive series for kids intrigued by animals in the wild." -- BooklistSet over a 24-hour period, meet deadly tiger sharks, baby lemon sharks, and gigantic basking sharks in this kids' nonfiction book about the coolest predators in the ocean.Dive under the sea to follow the lives of individual sharks as they hunt, hide, and play their way through their day. Marine biologist and shark conservationist Carlee Jackson cleverly weaves the story from gargantuan whale sharks to tiny epaulette sharks (who hunt in rock pools!) in the style of a nature documentary. She also includes gentle science explanations perfect for future biologists. Witness incredible moments including:. A great white shark escaping a pod of orcas. A giant hammerhead hunting stingrays. A nurse shark asleep in a coral reefBeautifully illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat and packed with animal facts, Sharks (A Day in the Life) encourages kids to look at sharks in a new light-not just fearsome hunters but endangered animals who play a key role in the ocean's ecosystem.Also available: Bugs, Big Cats, Horses