Author(s): Jason Bittel

Reference

View more details of this book at www.walkerbooks.com.au

A quirky compendium of animal chatterboxes

Ever wanted to talk to a tiger? Or chatter with a cheetah? Or yak with a yak? This book brings together a babble of more than 100 beasties and explores the amazing ways they talk to each other – from fish that fart, to alligators that dunk, to fire worms that flash, you’ll discover that wildlife have the strangest ways of sending a message…

• Includes more than 50 animals, each with their own unique way of communicating


• Laugh-out-loud text from nature-writer, Jason Bittel


• Discover fish that fart, bees that waggle and deer that sneeze to say ‘hello’

About the author

In his own words, Jason Bittel “writes about weird animals for a living”. He contributes to National Geographic News, Smithsonian Magazine, and Washington Post, Nature and Slate, and serves up science for picky eaters on his website, Bittel Me This. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, son, and two tiny wolves.

About the illustrator

Kelsey Buzzell is an Oregon-born designer, illustrator, teacher, cat-lover, thrifty-vintage finder and avocado eater living in Springfield, Oregon. She finds regular inspiration from the Pacific Northwest where the forests, rocky beaches and high desert are home to all sorts of enchanting flora and fauna.