Curious Creatures Working With Tools
Published on 5. July 2022
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-83874-001-6 (ISBN)
Description
From apes to otters to clever crows, this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book tells stories of amazing tool-using animals that use objects in crafty ways.
"This entertaining and informative title is a delightful read-aloud and a recommended addition to the nonfiction shelves."
-School Library Journal
"Full of fascinating examples on how animals get around in the world by taking things they find & turning them into tools as well. What a great nonfiction series, I'm excited to see what book comes next!"
-Oh The Books We Love
In Earth's jungles and deserts and deep beneath the sea curious creatures are hard at work. Some resourceful animals use tools to get the job done, just like you do. There are bottlenose dolphins holding sponges to protect their snouts, chimps wielding stone hammers and tailorbirds stitching leaves with spider silk.
Learn how and why these animals toil with tools, and discover that you have more in common with them than you ever imagined...
"This entertaining and informative title is a delightful read-aloud and a recommended addition to the nonfiction shelves."
-School Library Journal
"Full of fascinating examples on how animals get around in the world by taking things they find & turning them into tools as well. What a great nonfiction series, I'm excited to see what book comes next!"
-Oh The Books We Love
In Earth's jungles and deserts and deep beneath the sea curious creatures are hard at work. Some resourceful animals use tools to get the job done, just like you do. There are bottlenose dolphins holding sponges to protect their snouts, chimps wielding stone hammers and tailorbirds stitching leaves with spider silk.
Learn how and why these animals toil with tools, and discover that you have more in common with them than you ever imagined...
Reviews / Votes
Beautiful illustrations and a highly readable text make this a book for KS2 readers either in the classroom or at home -- Jill Bennet * Red Reading Hub * This text is amazing for your science lessons on adaptation or even light, but the real joy is the other curriculum subjects you can explore with it...it would be perfect for those Y3 and Y4 children thirsty for cool facts and ace graphics. * The Great British Bookworm * Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark is a book children will want to keep coming back to and discover something new on every read. * Picture Book Perfect *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83874-001-6 (9781838740016)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Zoe Armstrong is a trained journalist who has worked in public relations within the charitable sector and in education. Zoe works as a freelance writer in Brighton where she lives with her young daughter. She is the author of Find The Spy.
Anja Susanj is originally from coastal Croatia, she received an MA in illustration at the University of the Arts London and has been doing illustration ever since. Her first book was The Secret Lives of Mermaids with Flying Eye Books.
Anja Susanj is originally from coastal Croatia, she received an MA in illustration at the University of the Arts London and has been doing illustration ever since. Her first book was The Secret Lives of Mermaids with Flying Eye Books.