Wild: A Family Guide to the Animal Kingdom

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

Wild: A Family Guide to the Animal Kingdom is a stunning introduction to animals, their amazing adaptations, and their unique characteristics and abilities

Explore the rich diversity of the animal kingdom! Meet dozens of creatures with extraordinary abilities and find out how they have adapted to thrive in the wild. Discover why the chameleon developed champion eyesight, what makes a porcupine so prickly, how the whale became the hero of hearing, and more. This book is sure to fascinate young animal lovers and features: A child-friendly introduction to more than 150 different animals from around the world; A guide on how and where to spot creatures big and small; A taste of animal-inspired mythology and folklore from cultures around the world. 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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About the Author

Jack Ashby is the assistant director of the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, and an honorary research fellow in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London. He is the author of Animal Kingdom: A Natural History in 100 Objects and lives in Hertfordshire, England. Sara Boccaccini Meadows is a British-born illustrator based in Los Angeles. Her playful and illustrative work—created in watercolor, gouache, and ink pen and inspired by the great outdoors—has won her an audience of more than 215,000 followers on Instagram. Her first book for children, Grow, was published by Magic Cat in 2022.