My animal family / Kate Peridot ; illustrated by Nic Jones.
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TextPublisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First American editionDescription: 79 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780744070873
- 0744070872
- My animal family : meet the different families of the animal kingdom [Cover title]
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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!
Includes index.
"Meet the different families of the animal kingdom" -- Cover.
Introduction -- African elephants -- Chimpanzees -- Bottlenose dolphins -- Lions -- Wolves -- Ants -- Emperor penguins -- European bison -- Crows -- Honeybees -- Seahorses -- Meerkats -- Mexican free-tailed bats -- Nile crocodiles -- Orangutans -- Meet the loners -- What about humans? -- Conclusion.
"In the animal kingdom, just like the human one, families come in all shapes and sizes. Meet some very different animal families, and discover who does what. Throughout the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, you'll begin to see animals in a whole new light. 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 for the group, males, females, and young. 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?"--Publisher's description.