Animal Minds
What Are They Thinking?
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2024
- Category
- General, Discoveries, Zoology
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781459834156
- Publish Date
- Feb 2024
- List Price
- $24.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459834170
- Publish Date
- Feb 2024
- List Price
- $18.99
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Description
Key Selling Points
- This book explores the field of animal cognition and introduces readers to the scientists and the experiments they use to find out how animals think.
- Deals with STEM themes, including the scientific method, research, experimentation and also women in science.
- The book goes beyond facts about animals and explores how animals think. It fosters an appreciation of animals at a deep level: they are thinking beings and are individuals, like humans.
- The author is an expert in this field. She has a PhD in animal cognition and includes interviews with other scientists to help shape the stories.
About the author
Dana Church is the author of The Beekeepers: How Humans Changed the World of Bumble Bees. She received her PhD at the University of Ottawa in Canada, where she studied bumble bees (and never got stung!). She lives in southern Ontario with her husband, two children, and their big, black, friendly dog. The Monarch Effect: Surviving Poison, Predators, and People is her second book. You can find out more about Dana and her writing at danachurchwriter.com.
Editorial Reviews
“The book includes questions and answers with women scientists in the field, sidebars, and eye-catching full-page color photos. A good starting book on animal cognition for any young animal lover who has wondered if animals are more like humans than we think.”
Booklist
“Prepare to be amazed…Church weaves these stories together to paint a compelling picture of animal intelligence, sparking a newfound appreciation for the creatures that share our planet. This book is perfect for anyone curious about the animal kingdom.”
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
“Full-colour photos and illustrations are well-chosen and positioned to enhance understanding…Young readers…will find Animal Minds: What Are They Thinking? intriguing. It might help fill [a] knowledge gap and offer inspiration for further investigation. Highly recommended.”
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“The information is shared in conversational text that encourages readers to think, understand and find answers to their questions. As with most of the terrific nonfiction published by Orca, there are carefully captioned and appealing photographs, charts, idea boxes, study results, and Smart Thinking text boxes…An excellent addition to the [Orca Wild] series.”
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