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It’s Tough to Be: A Giant Panda (and Other Bears)

Name: It’s Tough to Be: A Giant Panda (and Other Bears)
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781526329639
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By John Townsend

Series: It’s Tough to Be

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Find out about the incredible ways giant pandas and other bears live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips. Giant pandas and other bears may be stars of many children's books, but in reality, life as a bear can be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore... Read More

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It’s Tough to Be: A Giant Panda (and Other Bears)

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Find out about the incredible ways giant pandas and other bears have learned to adapt to survive with hilarious cartoon strips

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Find out about the incredible ways giant pandas and other bears live and survive with hilarious cartoon strips.

Giant pandas and other bears may be stars of many children's books, but in reality, life as a bear can be tough! In this book, cartoon strips explore why giant pandas are always eating, how polar bears survive in freezing conditions, why sloth bears are not sloths, and much more. Alongside the cartoon strips, we explore topics such as the variety of bear species, food chains, habitats, and threats, to build a picture of life as a bear.

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: 9781526329639

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wayland

Contributors:

Illustrated by Ruth Bennett

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 48

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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.