Do Fire Ants Fight Fires?: How Animals Work in the Wild

by Etta Kaner (Author) Jenna Piechota (Illustrator)

Do Fire Ants Fight Fires?: How Animals Work in the Wild
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

A playful exploration of how animals work to survive.

Do dolphins teach? Do birds build apartment buildings? Do tapirs deliver packages?

You may be surprised at the answers!

Animals have to work hard to survive in the wild. From vultures that act as nature's cleanup crew, to damselfish that help grow their favorite food, this book is full of interesting, surprising, and sometimes familiar ways that animals work and behave. Written in an interactive question-and-answer format perfect for reading out loud, this follow-up to bestsellers Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? and Do Lizards Eat Ice Cream? encourages inquiry and discussion. Silly scenarios and comic illustrations will invite readers to learn about animal adaptations and STEM in a fun and accessible way.

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Hardcover
$18.95

Review quotes

"The mix of carefully distinguished fact and fancy makes the informational load easy to digest."— Kirkus Reviews
Etta Kaner

Etta Kaner is an award-winning, internationally-known author whose nonfiction books for children have been translated into many languages. A former teacher, she is passionate about science books for young readers. When she's not writing, Etta loves trying out new recipes at her home in Toronto.

Heather Wilson is a Canadian illustrator and designer for animation. She is a graduate of Sheridan College's Illustration program and recipient of the Brenda Clark Visual Narrative Award. Heather grew up on a southern Ontario farm, among corn stalks and strawberry fields. She now resides in Oakville, overlooking Lake Ontario.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781771474924
Lexile Measure
660
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Owlkids
Publication date
March 14, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF003140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Mammals
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Picture books
Juvenile works
Animal behavior
Habits and behavior
Animal defenses
Instructional and educational works

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