{"product_id":"a-curious-collection-of-wild-companions-an-illustrated-encyclopedia-of-inseparable-species-hardcover","title":"A Curious Collection of Wild Companions: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Inseparable Species - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSami Bayly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartwarming, surprising, and downright bizarre creature connections\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Relationships can be complicated, and it's no different in the wild. Meet 60 dynamic duos across the plant and animal kingdoms--from \"aww\" to \"eek\"! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Eltham copper butterfly and the Notoncus ant are BFFs for life. The ants lovingly raise the butterflies' caterpillar babies, while feasting on the sweet substance the caterpillars produce. Everybody wins in this prime example of mutualism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The pseudoscorpian is a total freeloader. When it wants to get around, it boards the back of the giant harlequin beetle, in a one-sided setup called commensalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Parasitism is where things get spooky. Learn how the green-banded broodsac (a type of flatworm) first invades the eyestalk of the amber snail, then tricks it into getting eaten by a bird--inside which the broodsac will grow up. Yikes! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning author and illustrator Sami Bayly shows us a whole world of wild companions like these--many endangered--and reminds us that we're all inseparable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Publisher's Note: \u003ci\u003eA Curious Collection of Wild Companions\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published in Australia as \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSami Bayly\u003c\/b\u003e is a natural history illustrator who loves all things weird and wonderful. She finds the beauty and importance of all animals regardless of their appearance. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eA Curious Collection of Peculiar Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Children's Indie Book of the Year Award and the Australian Book Design Award for Younger Readers. It was a CBCA Honour Book and was shortlisted for an ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children and longlisted for the ABA Booksellers' Choice 2020 Book of the Year Awards. Her second book, \u003ci\u003eA Curious Collection of Dangerous Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, was a CBCA Honour Book, an ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children, won an Australian Book Design Award for Younger Readers, and was shortlisted for the Children's Indie Book of the Year 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.22 x 7.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766362046752,"sku":"9781615199129","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5164a7eab43dceb02a73b90c33948fab.webp?v=1780291161","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-curious-collection-of-wild-companions-an-illustrated-encyclopedia-of-inseparable-species-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}