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Why? Animals

Brilliant Answers to Baffling Questions
By DK
Series: Why? Series
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An enthralling encyclopaedia with an engaging question-and-answer format about the fascinating animal kingdom. Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200 questions children ask about their favourite animals. Why are flamingos pink? What's in a camel's hump? How long does a tortoise live? This fact-packed book... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Why? Animals

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An enthralling encyclopaedia with an engaging question-and-answer format about the fascinating animal kingdom.

Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200 questions children ask about their favourite animals.

Why are flamingos pink? What's in a camel's hump? How long does a tortoise live? This fact-packed book for young learners reveals answers to questions that kids have about all creatures big and small, and some they hadn't thought of!

Organised on the basis of animal groups, this exhaustive book includes mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and amphibians, fish, and more. Each page asks a new question and answers it with clear, simple text, alongside amazing pictures and engaging information to help kids understand all about animal life and behaviour.

Why? Animals by DK is the ideal animal book to spark curiosity and amaze any child interested in the natural world.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241741788

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 284.0mm

Weight: 816g

Pages: 144

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