Animal Science – serie

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about poo in this exciting new edition of a bestselling book.

Meet the animal kingdom's most competent killers in this fascinating natural history book.Stabbing and strangling, poisoning and drowning, electrocuting, exploding, dive-bombing and even death by glueing! Throughout the animal kingdom, creatures great and small have evolved to become masters of murder: from dive-bombing peregrine falcons to exploding carpenter ants, from electric eels to spitting cobras. The ingenious and often hilarious means of survival that both predators and prey employ are entertainingly explored in this celebration of all things deadly. With fantastically funny illustrations by Neal Layton and highly original explanations and advice on how we can all peaceably share our world, this book cannot fail to enlighten and engross. This is one of six books in the Animal Science series – the best biology series ever!

It's spring and it's time for the older beaver children to move out and make their own lodge. First they will have to build a dam - fortunately their parents will teach them what to do. Along the way, the beavers will learn about gravity, friction and water pressure - as well as the wetland habitat they call home.Animal Science is a gentle non-fiction nature picture book series for age 5+ that uses innate animal behaviour to simply explain key science topics. Check out: Bear's Big Rest: A Science Story about Sleep, Swallow's Long Flight: A Science Story about Migration, Narwhal's Tusk: A Science Story about Changing States, Bat's First Hunt: A Science Story about Sound, Squirrel's Garden: A Science Story about Plants.

Swallow lives with thousands of other swallows in a huge flock. The days are getting shorter and colder so Swallow must travel 10,000 kilometres to her other home where summer is just starting! Over this long journey, readers will learn about seasons, flight, different habitats, how birds can find their way and more.Animal Science is a gentle non-fiction nature picture book series for age 5+ that uses innate animal behaviour to simply explain key science topics. Check out: Beavers' New Home: A Science Story about Forces, Bear's Big Rest: A Science Story about Sleep, Narwhal's Tusk: A Science Story about Changing States, Bat's First Hunt: A Science Story about Sound, Squirrel's Garden: A Science Story about Plants.

Little Bat lives with her mother and father and hundreds of aunts, uncles and cousins in the forest. As night falls Little Bat is ready for breakfast - but this time she has to hunt it herself! Before the sun rises, readers will learn about sound waves, echolocation, how we hear and more. Animal Science is a gentle non-fiction nature picture book series for age 5+ that uses innate animal behaviour to simply explain key science topics. Check out: Beavers' New Home: A Science Story about Forces, Bear's Big Rest: A Science Story about Sleep, Swallow's Long Flight: A Science Story about Migration, Narwhal's Tusk: A Science Story about Changing States, Squirrel's Garden: A Science Story about Plants.

It's spring and the forest is waking up. Bear is also waking up. She is hungry! Bear must use her time wisely, eating as much as she can before winter. As the seasons turn, readers will learn about the importance of sleep, sleep stages and dreaming, hibernation and more.Animal Science is a gentle non-fiction nature picture book series for age 5+ that uses innate animal behaviour to simply explain key science topics. Check out: Beavers' New Home: A Science Story about Forces, Swallow's Long Flight: A Science Story about Migration, Narwhal's Tusk: A Science Story about Changing States, Bat's First Hunt: A Science Story about Sound, Squirrel's Garden: A Science Story about Plants.