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Meet some very different animal families, and discover who does what, in this book for children about the various social structures across the animal kingdom. In the animal kingdom, just like the human one, families come in all shapes and sizes. Throughout the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, you'll begin to see animals in a whole new light. Children aged 5-7 will love to learn about the different animal families and compare these experiences to their very own! Discover who's the boss, who looks after the children, and who's in charge of getting dinner. Meet a different animal family on every page, learn about what it's like to live in the group, how they communicate with each other, and the names of the group, males, females, and young. Inside the pages of this beautiful animal book, you'll find:- Information on around 20 animal families, including elephants, penguins, chimpanzees, dolphins, crows, bees, and wolves. - Pages are written from the perspective of a different animal species within each group, allowing children to dive deeper into this subject. - Many different animal topics, like social structure and gender roles within each group, their body language and vocal sounds, how they care for their young, and the collective nouns and names for the males, females, and young of each group. From elephants and chimpanzees to wolves and bison. Is there an animal family like your human family? And if you were an animal, which family would you choose? This fascinating book on the animal kingdom will make the perfect gift for young animal enthusiasts, as they meet all the different families in the animal world!
About the author
Kate Peridot is an author of both fiction and non-fiction children's stories who lives with her family in the south of France. She has worked as a brand manager for food companies, a publicity officer for charities, and a freelance writer for magazines. Kate has studied creative writing at The London School of Journalism, Curtis Brown Creative, and as a member of SCBWI.
In 2014, her children's story, The Elephant Carnival, won a Walker Books Animal Stories competition for 4-7-year-olds. In 2015 she won the Winchester Festival, First Pages of a Novel award for a YA concept.
Her debut non-fiction Caring Conservationists will be published by Walker Books in 2022
Summary
Meet some very different animal families, and discover who does what, in this book for children about the various social structures across the animal kingdom.
In the animal kingdom, just like the human one, families come in all shapes and sizes. Throughout the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, you'll begin to see animals in a whole new light.
Children aged 5-7 will love to learn about the different animal families and compare these experiences to their very own! Discover who's the boss, who looks after the children, and who's in charge of getting dinner. Meet a different animal family on every page, learn about what it's like to live in the group, how they communicate with each other, and the names of the group, males, females, and young.
Inside the pages of this beautiful animal book, you'll find:
- Information on around 20 animal families, including elephants, penguins, chimpanzees, dolphins, crows, bees, and wolves.
- Pages are written from the perspective of a different animal species within each group, allowing children to dive deeper into this subject.
- Many different animal topics, like social structure and gender roles within each group, their body language and vocal sounds, how they care for their young, and the collective nouns and names for the males, females, and young of each group.
From elephants and chimpanzees to wolves and bison. Is there an animal family like your human family? And if you were an animal, which family would you choose? This fascinating book on the animal kingdom will make the perfect gift for young animal enthusiasts, as they meet all the different families in the animal world!
