About this item
Who needs to fly to Africa or visit a safari park, when there is so much wildlife on our doorsteps? This book examines raccoons and discusses where city raccoons live, what they eat, what dangers they face, and why they like living so close to people. Special ""spotter's clues"" symbols highlighting key raccoon behaviors and features are used throughout the book to enable readers to go on their own ""city safari"" once they have finished reading the book.
About the Author
Isabel is an award-winning science writer and the author of more than 150 books about science and nature for young audiences. Her critically-acclaimed picture book Moth: An Evolution Story, illustrated by Daniel Egnéus, was awarded the 2020 AAAS Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Isabel also writes features for children's science magazines The Week Junior Science Nature and Whizz Pop Bang, and outreach projects.Isabel grew up in a low income, single-parent family and attended five different state schools before studying Human Sciences at the University of Oxford. She has devoted her career to inspiring children from diverse backgrounds to pursue science careers, including a research degree at the University of Cambridge exploring science education. Moth: An Evolution Story won the AAAS Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books, and Isabel's books have also been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the SLA Information Book Awards, the Deutscher Jugendliterature Preis, the Association of Science Education Book of the Year, the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards and the Blue Peter Book Awards. Website: www.isabelthomas.co.ukTwitter: @isabelwritingInstagram: @isabelthomasbooks