Canada Wild
Animals Found Nowhere Else on Earth
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2022
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 9
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 4
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781774711132
- Publish Date
- Oct 2022
- List Price
- $15.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781774711330
- Publish Date
- Oct 2022
- List Price
- $8.99
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Description
A full-colour illustrated guide to Canada's endemic species for young readers, from the award-winning author of Snooze-O-Rama: The Strange Ways that Animals Sleep.
Canada is home to over 308 endemic species of plants and animals — meaning they're found nowhere else on Earth. In Canada Wild, award-winning author Maria Birmingham introduces young readers to twelve uniquely Canadian animals — many of which are threatened or endangered. Like the Sable Island sweat bee, which lives on a single sandbar three hundred kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia; the Kermode bear, the rare white black bear also known as the "Spirit Bear", which calls the coastal rainforests of northwestern BC home; and the Peary caribou, which can be found clomping through the Arctic tundra of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Profiles of each animal showcase their habitat, diet, and status, while sidebars highlight fascinating facts about each animal, and a How's It Doing section explains where it falls on the endangerment spectrum. Informative backmatter gives young readers practical advice on conservation and combating climate change, while colour illustrations throughout — including a map of Canada, showing the animals' habitats — offer whimsical yet scientifically accurate depictions.
From the coasts to the prairies to the mountains to the tundra, and every nook and cranny in between, Canada Wild is the perfect read for budding naturalists.
About the authors
MARIA BIRMINGHAM is a longstanding contributor to OWL and Chickadee magazines, and the award-winning author of several books for young people, including Acting Wild, Biometrics, and A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars. Maria lives in Brampton, Ontario.
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Alex MacAskill is a Halifax-based designer and illustrator, often working under the moniker of his studio, Midnight Oil Print & Design House. Alex works on a broad scope of projects from editorial illustration, to developing brand identities, to creating gig posters. His work is inspired by process, textures, the history of illustration and print, and all things organic, which is often why his work is screenprinted or letterpress printed by hand. Alex has always had a strong love for animals and the environment, and you often can find him with a pair of binoculars, birdwatching with his wife and two cats. midnight-oil.ca.
Other titles by Maria Birmingham
When Nature Calls
The Unusual Bathroom Habits of the World's Creatures
Odd Couples
A Guide to Unlikely Animal Pairs
Are We There Yet?
How Humans Find Their Way
Are We Having Fun Yet?
The Human Quest for a Good Time
Snooze-O-Rama
The Strange Ways That Animals Sleep
Acting Wild
How We Behave Like Birds, Bugs, and Beasts
Biometrics
Your Body and the Science of Security
A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars
Tastes Like Music
17 Quirks of the Brain and Body
Tastes Like Music
17 Quirks of the Brain and Body