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My Animal Family: Meet The Different Families of the Animal Kingdom [Kietas viršelis]

4.12/5 (16 ratings by Goodreads)
  • Formatas: Hardback, 80 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 287x238x14 mm, weight: 680 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-May-2023
  • Leidėjas: DK Children
  • ISBN-10: 0744070872
  • ISBN-13: 9780744070873
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 80 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 287x238x14 mm, weight: 680 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-May-2023
  • Leidėjas: DK Children
  • ISBN-10: 0744070872
  • ISBN-13: 9780744070873
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
"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.

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!
Introduction 4(2)
African elephants
6(4)
Chimpanzees
10(4)
Bottlenose dolphins
14(4)
Lions
18(4)
Wolves
22(4)
Ants
26(4)
Emperor penguins
30(4)
European bison
34(4)
Crows
38(4)
Honeybees
42(4)
Seahorses
46(4)
Meerkats
50(4)
Mexican free-tailed bats
54(4)
Nile crocodiles
58(4)
Orangutans
62(4)
Meet the loners
66(4)
What about humans?
70(2)
Conclusion 72(2)
Glossary 74(2)
Index 76(2)
Acknowledgments 78(2)
Imprint 80
Kate Peridot is an author of both fiction and nonfiction childrens 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 studied creative writing at The London School of Journalism, Curtis Brown Creative, and as a member of SCBWI.

In 2014, her childrens story, The Elephant Carnival, won a Walker Books Animal Stories competition for 4- to 7-year-olds. In 2015 she won the Winchester Festival, First Pages of a Novel award for a YA concept.

Her debut nonfiction Caring Conservationists will be published by Walker Books in 2022.