Supermoms!: Animal Heroes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536217971)

In comics-style panels full of facts and humor, this lively picture book investigates the amazing lengths animal mothers go to in caring for their young.

An emperor penguin mom treks up to fifty miles to bring food to her hungry chick. A toothy American alligator carefully carries hatchlings in her mouth, shuttling them safely to the water. A piping plover uses her best acting skills to feign an injury, luring predators away from her offspring. Whether building elaborate burrows, forgoing food for months on end to feed their cubs, toting hundreds of spiderlings on their backs, conducting patient swimming lessons, or fearlessly kicking away hyenas, mothers in the animal kingdom--whatever their species--give it their all (and then some!) to keep their little ones safe, fed, and ready to face the world on their own. This first book in a young series on animal science includes in its back matter a look at the "super" qualities of some of the animals and offers a collection of resources for budding naturalists.


Author: Heather Lang, Jamie Harper
ISBN-10: 1536217972
ISBN-13: 9781536217971
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.30h x 11.20w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2022
Booklist 02/15/2023 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 05/08/2023
School Library Journal 06/23/2023 pg. 1