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Marvellous Animal Homes

A Magic Lens Book
By Jane Wilsher
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Marvellous Animal Homes offers an exclusive invitation into your favourite animals’ homes! Use the magic lens to see through, peek behind and tunnel deep into bear dens, armadillo burrows, termite nests, beehives, bat tents, squirrel dreys, and more. Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside... Read More
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Marvellous Animal Homes offers an exclusive invitation into your favourite animals’ homes! Use the magic lens to see through, peek behind and tunnel deep into bear dens, armadillo burrows, termite nests, beehives, bat tents, squirrel dreys, and more.

Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside nests, dens, hives, burrows and other animal homes? Deep underground, high up in the mountains, and way down at the bottom of the sea, animals make extraordinary homes in surprising places and in ingenious ways.

Use the magic lens to look inside these clever constructions and discover all the amazing ways animals make themselves at home in their habitat. Take a tour inside termite mounds and squirrel dreys, bat tents and bee hives, bear dens and tarantula burrows. Explore a whole world of Marvellous Animal Homes!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804661475

Publisher: What on Earth Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: What on Earth Publishing Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Laurie Avon

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 257.0mm

Height: 258.0mm

Weight: 573g

Pages: 48

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jane Wilsher

About the Author

Jane Wilsher, who lives in London, is a writer, editor and publisher of award-winning non-fiction books for children. She enjoys commissioning and making fun fact-packed titles for kids, who tend to ask the best kind of tricky questions. Jane enjoys spending a day out at the museums and art galleries, which are packed with inspiration for new book ideas.

Laurie Avon is a freelance illustrator and printmaker based in Brighton. His process is primarily digital, with a focus on narrative, character and handmade textures. His clients include the National Theatre, the Observer, the Guardian, Penguin Books and BBC History.

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