How to Swallow a Pig: Step-By-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom - Paperback

by Steve Jenkins (Author), Robin Page (Author), Steve Jenkins (Illustrator)

"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.