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Curious Creatures Working With Tools

Illustrated by Anja Susanj
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Hardcover
9.2"W x 10.8"H x 0.3"D   | 12 oz | 26 per carton
On sale Aug 02, 2022 | 40 Pages | 9781838740016
Age 3-7 years

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…
Zoë Armstrong is a trained journalist who has worked in public relations within the charitable sector and in education. Zoë works as a freelance writer in Brighton where she lives with her young daughter. She is the author of Find The Spy.
 
 

Anja Sušanj 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.
 
 
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"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

About

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…

Creators

Zoë Armstrong is a trained journalist who has worked in public relations within the charitable sector and in education. Zoë works as a freelance writer in Brighton where she lives with her young daughter. She is the author of Find The Spy.
 
 

Anja Sušanj 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.
 
 

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Praise

"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

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