Raising babies in the wild is a mighty big job, but these super animal dads are up to the task! Packed with cool facts in a fun comics format.
It’s wild out there for baby animals, but nature’s superdads can handle it all. A great horned owl dad brings home tasty prey to his nest, while a sandgrouse dad carries precious water on his feathers across the desert for his thirsty chicks. Wolf dads love a game of tug-of-war with their rambunctious pups, glass frog dads protect their eggs from predators with powerful kicks, and kiwi dads sit on their eggs for eighty days, keeping them safe and warm. And did you know that giant water bug dads can tote a whopping 150 eggs on their backs while doing push-ups? The team behind Supermoms! delivers another humorous and fascinating look into wild parenting, highlighting how superdads from seahorses to gorillas feed, protect, nurture, and even incubate their babies. The comics-panel format, with its lively art and cheeky comments from offspring, makes for an engaging read. Back matter includes bonus super facts about each animal and recommendations for more children’s books, websites, and episodes to explore.
Heather Lang is the author of The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest and Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark, among other books. She lives in Massachusetts.
Jamie Harper is the author-illustrator of four books about the feisty flamingo teacher Miss Mingo as well as the Baby Bundt board books and the picture books Miles to Go and Miles to the Finish. She lives outside Boston.
Jamie Harper is the author-illustrator of four books about the feisty flamingo teacher Miss Mingo as well as the Baby Bundt board books and the picture books Miles to Go and Miles to the Finish. She lives outside Boston.
Presented in a comic-panel format with humorous speech bubble comments by the animals, this is a highly engaging nonfiction read for all ages. . . readers will enjoy learning about a wide variety of animals and how animal dads care for their young. —School Library Journal
This entertaining companion to Lang and Harper’s Supermoms! uses the same graphic format to introduce 18 animal fathers. . . . Some animals will be familiar (seahorses, wolves), but many may be new, especially to North American children (the mallee fowl, the baya weaver bird). . . . A winning combination of humor and intriguing animal facts. —Kirkus Reviews
In this cheerful book about fantastic fathers in the animal world, vibrantly colorful cartoon-style illustrations highlight the sometimes surprising roles they play. —The Virginian-Pilot
Written and illustrated in a comic-panel format with loads of funny comments along the way, Superdads!: Animal Heroes makes learning fun on every page. And don’t forget to read the back matter where there is additional information about each featured animal, along with suggestions of additional resources to explore. This book might just be the catalyst that sets kids up on a journey of discovery about the natural world. —Reading Eagle
Raising babies in the wild is a mighty big job, but these super animal dads are up to the task! Packed with cool facts in a fun comics format.
It’s wild out there for baby animals, but nature’s superdads can handle it all. A great horned owl dad brings home tasty prey to his nest, while a sandgrouse dad carries precious water on his feathers across the desert for his thirsty chicks. Wolf dads love a game of tug-of-war with their rambunctious pups, glass frog dads protect their eggs from predators with powerful kicks, and kiwi dads sit on their eggs for eighty days, keeping them safe and warm. And did you know that giant water bug dads can tote a whopping 150 eggs on their backs while doing push-ups? The team behind Supermoms! delivers another humorous and fascinating look into wild parenting, highlighting how superdads from seahorses to gorillas feed, protect, nurture, and even incubate their babies. The comics-panel format, with its lively art and cheeky comments from offspring, makes for an engaging read. Back matter includes bonus super facts about each animal and recommendations for more children’s books, websites, and episodes to explore.
Creators
Heather Lang is the author of The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest and Swimming with Sharks: The Daring Discoveries of Eugenie Clark, among other books. She lives in Massachusetts.
Jamie Harper is the author-illustrator of four books about the feisty flamingo teacher Miss Mingo as well as the Baby Bundt board books and the picture books Miles to Go and Miles to the Finish. She lives outside Boston.
Jamie Harper is the author-illustrator of four books about the feisty flamingo teacher Miss Mingo as well as the Baby Bundt board books and the picture books Miles to Go and Miles to the Finish. She lives outside Boston.
Presented in a comic-panel format with humorous speech bubble comments by the animals, this is a highly engaging nonfiction read for all ages. . . readers will enjoy learning about a wide variety of animals and how animal dads care for their young. —School Library Journal
This entertaining companion to Lang and Harper’s Supermoms! uses the same graphic format to introduce 18 animal fathers. . . . Some animals will be familiar (seahorses, wolves), but many may be new, especially to North American children (the mallee fowl, the baya weaver bird). . . . A winning combination of humor and intriguing animal facts. —Kirkus Reviews
In this cheerful book about fantastic fathers in the animal world, vibrantly colorful cartoon-style illustrations highlight the sometimes surprising roles they play. —The Virginian-Pilot
Written and illustrated in a comic-panel format with loads of funny comments along the way, Superdads!: Animal Heroes makes learning fun on every page. And don’t forget to read the back matter where there is additional information about each featured animal, along with suggestions of additional resources to explore. This book might just be the catalyst that sets kids up on a journey of discovery about the natural world. —Reading Eagle
