{"product_id":"the-nature-kids-guide-to-david-anderson-9798898181666","title":"The Nature Kid's Guide to Porcupines: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Porcupines!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThwack! A curious dog shoves its nose at a round, spiky animal on the forest floor. One tail swing later, the dog has 50 quills in its face. It's a porcupine, and everyone better stay back!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePorcupines are famous for their quills, but there's so much more going on under those spikes. These remarkable animals have bright orange iron-coated teeth, can float on water like a tiny boat, and crave salt so badly they'll gnaw on wooden signs and old bones to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Nature Kid's Guide to Porcupines\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is written for curious kids ages 7 to 12 who want to know what makes these spiky animals so extraordinary. How do tiny barbed hooks make a single quill nearly impossible to remove? Why do porcupines strip whole trees of bark in winter and sometimes kill them? And how does a small fierce hunter called a fisher take down a porcupine in under 30 minutes?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort sentences and surprising facts fill every page. Your child will discover that a porcupine can strip a whole tree bare in one winter and sometimes kill it, that one study found 35% of porcupines had healed broken bones from falling out of trees, and that porcupines make over a dozen sounds including screams, moans, and grunts. They'll learn how a porcupine woos a mate by standing on its hind legs and waving its paws in the air, how great horned owls snatch them right off branches in the dark, and why a porcupine's best defense is simply turning its back and waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA book for every kid who thinks porcupines are the coolest animal in the forest.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpiky armor, surprising secrets, and a whole book full of wild facts your child will want to share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Grab a copy, your kid is next!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798898181666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LP Media Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.11d","brand":"David Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852920041727,"sku":"9798898181666","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nature-kids-guide-to-david-anderson-9798898181666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}