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How to Swallow a Pig

Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom

By Steve Jenkins, Robin Page

“A highly enjoyable mix of science and humor.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Escape into the animal kingdom in this visually stunning and clever nonfiction book about animal behavior by Caldecott Honor-winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, now available in paperback.

In the latest eye-catching dive into the kingdom of Animalia, Steve Jenkins and Robin Page reveal the skills animals use to survive in the wild in an imaginative and humorous how-to format.

With step-by-step instructions, readers learn about specific behaviors; how to catch thousands of fish like a humpback whale or how to sew up a nest like a tailorbird. This fascinating and fun illustrated nonfiction melds science, art, biology, and the environment together in a detailed and well-researched book about animals who live and survive in our world today.

Ever wondered how animals do the amazing things they do?

  • A Funny Kids Book: Find out what happens when you try to battle a sheep, woo a ewe, and even swallow a pig (don’t worry, it takes practice!).
  • STEM for Kids: Explore biology and engineering by learning how a beaver builds a dam, a spider spins a web, and a tailorbird sews its nest with its own beak.
  • Step-by-Step Guides: Easy-to-follow, numbered instructions and hilarious illustrations make complex animal behaviors simple and fun to understand.
  • Caldecott Honor-Winning Art: Dive into stunning, detailed paper-collage illustrations that bring the entire animal kingdom to life on the page.
ISBN: 9780063286689
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Jun 20, 2023
List price: $14.99
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 9.000 in (w) x 10.950 in (h) x 0.250 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General

Steve Jenkins

Biography

Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.

Robin Page

Biography

Robin Page has worked on numerous bestselling and award-winning titles with her husband and collaborator, Steve Jenkins, including Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? She lives in Boulder, Colorado.

“A highly enjoyable mix of science and humor.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Escape into the animal kingdom in this visually stunning and clever nonfiction book about animal behavior by Caldecott Honor-winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, now available in paperback.

In the latest eye-catching dive into the kingdom of Animalia, Steve Jenkins and Robin Page reveal the skills animals use to survive in the wild in an imaginative and humorous how-to format.

With step-by-step instructions, readers learn about specific behaviors; how to catch thousands of fish like a humpback whale or how to sew up a nest like a tailorbird. This fascinating and fun illustrated nonfiction melds science, art, biology, and the environment together in a detailed and well-researched book about animals who live and survive in our world today.

Ever wondered how animals do the amazing things they do?

  • A Funny Kids Book: Find out what happens when you try to battle a sheep, woo a ewe, and even swallow a pig (don’t worry, it takes practice!).
  • STEM for Kids: Explore biology and engineering by learning how a beaver builds a dam, a spider spins a web, and a tailorbird sews its nest with its own beak.
  • Step-by-Step Guides: Easy-to-follow, numbered instructions and hilarious illustrations make complex animal behaviors simple and fun to understand.
  • Caldecott Honor-Winning Art: Dive into stunning, detailed paper-collage illustrations that bring the entire animal kingdom to life on the page.

ISBN: 9780063286689
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Jun 20, 2023
List price: $14.99
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 9.000 in (w) x 10.950 in (h) x 0.250 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made
BISAC 2: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Zoology
BISAC 3: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General

Steve Jenkins

Biography

Steve Jenkins wrote and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative.

Robin Page

Biography

Robin Page has worked on numerous bestselling and award-winning titles with her husband and collaborator, Steve Jenkins, including Caldecott Honor Book What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? She lives in Boulder, Colorado.