A playful exploration of how animals work to survive, now in paperback. Do dolphins teach? Do birds build apartment buildings? Do tapirs deliver packages? You may be surprised at the answers! Animals have to work hard to survive in the wild. From vultures that act as nature's cleanup crew, to damselfish that help grow their favorite food, this book is full of interesting, surprising, and sometimes familiar ways that animals work and behave. Written in an interactive question-and-answer format perfect for reading out loud, this third book in the Do Animals? series encourages inquiry and discussion. Silly scenarios and comic illustrations will invite readers to learn about animal adaptations and STEM in a fun and accessible way. Books in the series: 9781771474832 Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate?: How Animals Keep Warm 9781771476225 Do Lizards Eat Ice Cream?: How Animals Beat the Heat 9781771476935 Do Fire Ants Fight Fires?: How Animals Work in the Wild AGES: 4 to 8 AUTHOR: Etta Kaner writes for both children and educators. Many of her books have won awards including the Silver Birch Award, the Henry Bergh Award, the Animal Behaviour Society Award, the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Award, the Scientific American Young Readers Book Award, and the Science in Society Book Award. Etta lives in Toronto, Ontario, where she enjoys watching animals at work in her garden. Jenna Piechota is an illustrator from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She started a career in science but decided that drawing animals is just as much fun as studying them! She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and their dog Chester. SELLING POINTS: . The third installment in the Do Animals? series by award-winning children's author Etta Kaner, new in paperback . Interactive elements engage and entertain kids to make a great nonfiction read-aloud . Features familiar and unusual creatures, with STEM curriculum links to animal adaptations and animal behavior
