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It’s Tough to Be: A Black Mamba (and Other Snakes)

By John Townsend
Series: It’s Tough to Be
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Find out about the incredible ways snakes live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Snakes may be incredible predators, but their lives can still be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore black mamba dangers, how anacondas swallow their prey whole, and the strange and cunning... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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With funny cartoon strips, find out about the incredible ways snakes have learned to adapt to survive

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Find out about the incredible ways snakes live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips.

Snakes may be incredible predators, but their lives can still be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore black mamba dangers, how anacondas swallow their prey whole, and the strange and cunning ways a hognose snake avoids being eaten.

Alongside the cartoon strips, we explore topics such as the variety of snake species, food chains, habitats, and threats, to build a picture of life as a snake.

It's Tough to Be is a series of fun educational books that help children aged 7 plus understand how animals adapt to survive in different habitats. Each book features hilarious cartoon strips and incredible science facts.

Titles in the series: A Tiger (and other cats) / A Shark (and other sea creatures) / A Black Mamba (and other snakes) / A T-rex (and other dinosaurs) / An Eagle (and other birds) / A Giant Panda (and other bears)

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526329622

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wayland

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ruth Bennett

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 206.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 210g

Pages: 48

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational John Townsend Series: It’s Tough to Be

About the Author

John Townsend (Author)

Born on the stroke of midnight in a little house in the ancient Roman town of Caesaromagus (Chelmsford), John grew up with a love of stories, the power of words and the magic of plays on the stage. John trained as a secondary school teacher and was first published in 1983. Oodles of years later, he became a full-time writer. He's well known for writing to encourage readers into books and has been named a 'Reading Champion' by the National Literacy Trust.

Ruth Bennett (Illustrator)

Ruth is an illustrator, character designer and animator from Norfolk, England. She loves creating fun quirky characters and stories that make children giggle.

Ruth primarily works digitally using bold lines and bright colours.

Her biggest inspiration comes from the people around her, Norfolk is home to lots of interesting personalities! As well as people watching she enjoys long walks along the coast and spending time with her two cats.

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