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.

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 wonder how a spider spins a web or a python swallows a pig?

  • Animal Behavior for Kids: Discover the secrets behind animal survival, from a whale’s bubble net to a tailorbird’s sewn-up nest, presented as laugh-out-loud instruction manuals.
  • Stunning Collage Art: Dive into vibrant, detailed illustrations from Caldecott Honor-winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page that make every animal leap off the page.
  • Engaging Homeschool Resource: A perfect addition to any science or biology curriculum, this book sparks curiosity about nature, adaptation, and the environment.
  • Amazing Animal Facts: Learn surprising details about a huge range of creatures, including crows that use traffic to crack nuts and armadillos that leap straight into the air to escape danger.
ISBN: 9780544313651
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Sep 1, 2015
List price: $21.99
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 8.120 in (w) x 11.120 in (h) x 1.100 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.

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 wonder how a spider spins a web or a python swallows a pig?

  • Animal Behavior for Kids: Discover the secrets behind animal survival, from a whale’s bubble net to a tailorbird’s sewn-up nest, presented as laugh-out-loud instruction manuals.
  • Stunning Collage Art: Dive into vibrant, detailed illustrations from Caldecott Honor-winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page that make every animal leap off the page.
  • Engaging Homeschool Resource: A perfect addition to any science or biology curriculum, this book sparks curiosity about nature, adaptation, and the environment.
  • Amazing Animal Facts: Learn surprising details about a huge range of creatures, including crows that use traffic to crack nuts and armadillos that leap straight into the air to escape danger.

ISBN: 9780544313651
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Sep 1, 2015
List price: $21.99
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 8.120 in (w) x 11.120 in (h) x 1.100 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.