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Queer ducks (and other animals) : the natural world of animal sexuality / Eliot Schrefer ; illustrations by Jules Zuckerberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063069497
  • 0063069490
  • 9780063069503
  • 0063069504
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction. The immortality of penguins -- Chapter 1. Doodlebugs -- Chapter 2. Bonobos -- Chapter 3. Fruit flies -- Chapter 4. Bottlenose dolphins -- Chapter 5. Japanese macaques -- Chapter 6. Deer -- Chapter 7. Wrasse fish -- Chapter 8. Albatross -- Chapter 9. Bulls -- Chapter 10. Ducks and geese.
Awards:
  • Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2023.
  • NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, 2023.
  • Rainbow Book List Top Ten: Teen Reader 2023.
  • Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth, 2022.
  • School Library Journal Best Books, 2022.
Summary: A research-based exploration of queer behavior in different animal species, interspersed with personal anecdotes and interviews with scientists. -- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
YA Book YA Book Main Library YA NonFiction New 591.562 S377 Available 33111011194061
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NPR's "All Things Considered," calls Queer Ducks "teenager-friendly. It's a Printz Honor young adult book filled with comics and humor and accessible science, and it's filled with research on the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world."

This groundbreaking illustrated YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals.

A quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Join celebrated author Eliot Schrefer on an exploration of queer behavior in the animal world--from albatrosses to bonobos to clownfish to doodlebugs.

In sharp and witty prose--aided by humorous comics from artist Jules Zuckerberg--Schrefer uses science, history, anthropology, and sociology to illustrate the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world. Interviews with researchers in the field offer additional insights for readers and aspiring scientists.

Queer behavior in animals is as diverse and complex--and as natural--as it is in our own species. It doesn't set us apart from animals--it bonds us even closer to our animal selves.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. The immortality of penguins -- Chapter 1. Doodlebugs -- Chapter 2. Bonobos -- Chapter 3. Fruit flies -- Chapter 4. Bottlenose dolphins -- Chapter 5. Japanese macaques -- Chapter 6. Deer -- Chapter 7. Wrasse fish -- Chapter 8. Albatross -- Chapter 9. Bulls -- Chapter 10. Ducks and geese.

A research-based exploration of queer behavior in different animal species, interspersed with personal anecdotes and interviews with scientists. -- Provided by publisher.

Ages 14 up Katherine Tegen Books.

Grades 9-12 Katherine Tegen Books.

Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2023.

NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, 2023.

Rainbow Book List Top Ten: Teen Reader 2023.

Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth, 2022.

School Library Journal Best Books, 2022.

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