When Sleeping Birds Fly - 365 Amazing Facts About the Animal Kingdom

Prepare to be amazed, amused and awed!
What tiny creatures make their nest with their own bodies?
Which animals greet each other by sticking their fingers up each other's nose?
What insect lays her eggs on her mate's back, gluing them down so he doesn't lose them?
What animal shows a surprising talent for playing video games?
Find out the answer to these questions and much more in When Sleeping Birds Fly, an exciting collection of amazing facts about the animal kingdom, organized into topics such as:
Sneaky Tricks; Tiny Treasures; Disguises; Poop, Pee, and Gas Tales; When Danger Threatens; Innovation and Intelligence

About the author

Sally Meadows is an award-winning author, recording artist, and speaker from Saskatchewan, Canada. A former scientist, children's entertainer, and educator, Sally is passionate about sharing amazing science facts with curious readers of all ages. This is her third book.

Sally has worked with Nutrien Children's Festival of Saskatchewan; KidzFest; Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan; Saskatoon Exhibition; Let's Talk Science, University of Saskatchewan; College of Engineering Outreach Office, University of Saskatchewan; Sask and NB schools; Sask libraries.

Post-secondary degrees and research: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (BEd, 2004), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, On (MSc, 1987), Carleton University, Ottawa, On (BSc, 1984)

Product details

• Authors: Sally Meadows, Sally Meadows
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781988983028
• ISBN: 978-1-988983-02-8
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 172 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Series: Amazing Animal Facts
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; SCIENCE / General, REFERENCE / General, MATHEMATICS / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Biology, Mathematics & science, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Mathematics and science, Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects, Interest age / level, Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects