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Wild

Wild

by Ashby Jack

A Child's Guide to the Animal Kingdom

Format
Hardcover
Category
Children
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Publish Date
May 2025

Explore the rich diversity of the animal kingdom!

Meet dozens of creatures with extraordinary abilities, then understand how they have adapted to thrive in the wild. Discover the endless teeth of a great white shark, learn how bats can 'see' in the dark and understand why gentoo penguins are so cleverly coloured.

Written by award-winning zoology writer Jack Ashby and illustrated by the inimitable Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is a book bursting with life like no other.

Discover more in the series:
Glow: A child's guide to the night sky.
Grow: A child's guide to plants and how to grow them.
Fly: A child's guide to birds and where to spot them.

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