Bibliograph

Animal sidekicks, amazing stories of symbiosis in animals and plants, written by Macken Murphy ; illustrated by Dragan Kordić

Type

Label

Animal sidekicks, amazing stories of symbiosis in animals and plants, written by Macken Murphy ; illustrated by Dragan Kordić

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-10, Neon Squid

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 2-3, Neon Squid

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Animal sidekicks

Responsibility statement

written by Macken Murphy ; illustrated by Dragan Kordić

Sub title

amazing stories of symbiosis in animals and plants

Summary

"Heard about the fish that clean shark teeth? Or the frog that lives with a tarantula? Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis-where animals form incredible relationships. Macken Murphy, host of the popular animal podcast Species, introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids' nonfiction book, Animal Sidekicks. Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals-from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. Alongside him, illustrator Dragan Kordic skillfully brings to life head-scratching relationships in nature, including: the crab that wears a sea urchin as a hat, the bat that goes to bed inside a plant, the warthog that likes a mongoose massage. You'll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU! (Hint-is your head ever itchy?) By the end of the book you won't look at nature in the same way again!"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor