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Wild

A Child's Guide to the Animal Kingdom
By Jack Ashby
Series: In Our Nature
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Explore the rich diversity of the animal kingdom!Meet dozens of creatures with extraordinary abilities, then understand how they have adapted to thrive in the wild. Discover the endless teeth of a great white shark, learn how bats can 'see' in the dark and understand why gentoo... Read More
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Next in the popular 'In Our Nature' series, Wild is a child's guide to the animal kingdom.

Next in the popular 'In Our Nature' series, Wild is a child's guide to the animal kingdom.

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Explore the rich diversity of the animal kingdom!

Meet dozens of creatures with extraordinary abilities, then understand how they have adapted to thrive in the wild. Discover the endless teeth of a great white shark, learn how bats can 'see' in the dark and understand why gentoo penguins are so cleverly coloured.

Written by award-winning zoology writer Jack Ashby and illustrated by the inimitable Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is a book bursting with life like no other.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781917044059

Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Magic Cat Publishing

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows
  • Illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 256.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 64

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About the Author

Jack Ashby is the manager of Cambridge University's Museum of Zoology and an honorary research fellow in the science department of University College London. He spends every summer working on Australian mammal conservation projects and has pursued animals, in the name of research, across every continent and terrain on earth.

Sara Boccaccini Meadows is a print designer and illustrator living in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from the rolling hills of the Peak District in England, she graduated from Leeds College of Art with a 1st class Honours in Textiles and Surface Pattern. Since arriving in the USA almost 10 years ago, she has been splitting her time between working as a textile designer, illustrator and artist. She takes inspiration from nature and the tiny details in everyday life to create unique and quirky print illustrations. Her materials include watercolour, gouache and ink pen. In her spare time, Sara enjoys cycling, hiking and exploring overgrown gardens. She documents a lot of her life and travels in little pocket sketchbooks that have become a valuable source of inspiration for her work.

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