Animals -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature

Get ready to discover the animals who don't play by the rules! Children love finding out about animals but they won't have come across these rascals before. Warning: contains rotters and plotters, hooligans, con artists and assassins! 'The Ultimate Animal Criminals' features all sorts of criminal...

Our planet is full of life! Did you know there are 400,000 species of beetle - but only eight species of bear? This book explores the extraordinary diversity of the natural world and profiles some of its most surprising creatures.

The fascinating facts in this book provide an exciting, accessible way of drawing kids into the world of zoology.

Do animals have belly-buttons? Can birds sleep in mid-air? Which animal has the longest teeth? Find out the answers to these questions and lots of other incredible facts about animals. Bitesize chunks of information mean this book is full of stuff you've never even thought of on everything that i...

Why do cats have whiskers? Just how good is a shark's sense of smell? How do you hypnotise a chicken? Discover the weird, mind-blowing and gross facts about animals in this fabulous fact book. Clear, engaging text allows kids to get the low-down on the incredible animal kingdom in an accessible a...

'Why Don't Fish Drown?' is an irreverent and informative introduction to tricky questions about natural history, getting to the heart of the fascinating world of the animal kingdom and its varied cast. Why don't humans have tails? Why can't my dog talk to me? Why does a shark need such big teeth?...

This title explores popular myths and legends about the animal kingdom in a light and humourous way that kids will find unputdownable. Such statements as 'Goldfish only a have 3-second memory' or 'Cow farts are destroying the Earth' are examined as well as where the ideas came.