How to Swallow a Pig bookcover

How to Swallow a Pig

Step-by-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom

Robin Page 

(Author)

Steve Jenkins 

(Illustrator)
4.9/5.0
21,000+ Reviews
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Description

"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.

Product Details

PublisherClarion Books
Publish DateSeptember 01, 2015
Pages32
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9780544313651
Dimensions11.0 X 9.0 X 0.4 inches | 14.4 pounds
BISAC Categories: Kids, Kids, Kids, Kids

About the Author

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 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.

Reviews

* "Jenkins and Page present another fascinating, fun, and attractive look at the natural world." School Library Journal, starred review   "Youngsters who glory in learning animal facts will be thrilled; for those who enjoy pretending, there are inviting opportunities for imitation. Readers and listeners alike will eat this one up." Kirkus   * "Colorful, precise, and often striking against the white pages, the cut-paper collage illustrations fulfill their purpose beautifully. Fascinating facts presented with droll wit—a winning combination." Booklist, starred review   * "Numbered instructions, accompanied by Jenkins’s always excellent paper collages, demonstrate how to repel insects like a capuchin monkey, catch a meal like a crocodile, or defend oneself like an armadillo. Beneath the irreverent tone, there’s ample information about the animals’ traits and behavior...adding up to a highly enjoyable mix of science and humor. Publishers Weekly, starred review    —

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