Big Cats (a Day in the Life)
What Do Lions, Tigers, and Panthers Get Up to All Day?
Neon Squid · Print & ebook · April 5, 2022
⭐ Selected as one of the Best Picture Books of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews ⭐ "A carefully constructed, absolutely engaging primer on fierce cats in the wild." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Set over a 24-hour period, meet sparring snow leopards, sprinting cheetahs, and slumbering jaguars in this kids’ nonfiction book about the biggest cats on Earth.
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- Who it’s for
- Spend a day among big cats, with nature-documentary energy and gentle science woven in.
- Themes
- Big-cat behavior, Wildlife science
- Genres
- Big Cats, Cats, Animals & Zoology
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⭐ Selected as one of the Best Picture Books of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews ⭐ "A carefully constructed, absolutely engaging primer on fierce cats in the wild." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Set over a 24-hour period, meet sparring snow leopards, sprinting cheetahs, and slumbering jaguars in this kids’ nonfiction book about the biggest cats on Earth. Follow the lives of individual big cats as they roar, hunt, fight, and play their way through the day.
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Wildlife expert Tyus D. Williams cleverly weaves the story from leopard to mountain lion in the style of a nature documentary, including gentle science explanations perfect for future zoologists. Witness incredible moments including: • A panther hunting a crocodile • Cheetah cubs play fighting • A battle between lionesses and hyenas Beautifully illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat and packed with animal facts, Big Cats (A Day in the Life) is one of the first titles in an exciting new series of animal books from Neon Squid. Also available: Bugs (A Day in the Life)
Wild Day, Close Up
Spend a day among big cats, with nature-documentary energy and gentle science woven in.
Come here for
- Roaring, hunting, fighting, and playing across a 24-hour stretch
- Animal facts alongside individual cats’ daily lives
Expect
- An accessible nonfiction primer for curious young readers
- A lively, illustrated look at fierce cats in the wild
Where it sits
| Big Cats | 92% |
|---|---|
| Cats | 56% |
| Animals & Zoology | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Big Cats
- Jungle Animals
- Authors
- Tyus D. Williams
- Publisher
- Neon Squid
- Published
- April 5, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Big-cat behavior · Wildlife science
- Reading lane
- Big Cats