Why Do Elephants Have Big Ears?

Questions — and Surprising Answers — About Animals

Contributors

By Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter

By Robin Page

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Nov 14, 2023
Page Count
40 pages
ISBN-13
9780316456791

Price

$19.00

Price

$24.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Format:

Hardcover $19.00 $24.99 CAD

Fascinating “Why” questions about animals, and plenty of new ones, take center stage in the latest book by Caldecott Honor–winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.

Do you know why a camel has a hump? 
A Zebra has stripes?
Or why wombats have cube-shaped poop?
 
Find out the answers in this fun and beautifully illustrated book, and learn oodles of other intriguing facts about the animal world. It’s the perfect gift for any kid who loves animals and is always asking “Why?” because who doesn’t want to know why a flamingo stands on one leg?


Steve Jenkins and Robin Page have written and illustrated almost 100 nonfiction children’s books that have sold over 5 million copies between them. Masters at making nonfiction entertaining and visually engaging, their books have won numerous awards and are favorites of kids, parents, and teachers alike.


Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter

About the Author

In just two short years, Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter have cemented a place for themselves among the worlds most well-known and successful animal activists, accumulating hundreds of thousands of followers from all over the world. In 2014, Steve and Derek founded the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary in Campbellville, Ontario, where they continue to rescue and rehabilitate abandoned and abused farmed animals.

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