About this item
Key Selling PointsThis is a fact-filled STEM picture book that explores the unique and sometimes disgusting ways different mammals, insects, fish and birds respond when they're scared, and how those reactions compare to the human response to fear.The book allows young readers to discover how much we have in common with other animals and why being scared is natural and helpful.Includes fascinating and gross examples in nature, such as a seagull that throws up, a lizard that shoots blood from its eyes, bees that cook their enemies, eels who fry their enemies, and bugs that suck out their enemies' insides with their noses and then wear their shell on their back.Features additional facts about each animal, including habitat and appearance, a fun "interview" with each animal and a glossary of terms.
About the Author
Erin Silver has been writing professionally for nearly 20 years. Her work has appeared in everything from The Washington Post and Globe and Mail to Harper's Bazaar and Good Housekeeping, among many other North American magazines, newspapers and blogs. Her middle grade novel, Just Watch Me, placed third in the Uncommon Quest writing competition and will be published by Common Deer Press in October 2020. What Kids Did, a picture book about the amazing ways kids around the world have helped during the pandemic, will be published by Second Story Press on October 27, 2020. Proud to Play, a non-fiction book for middle grade kids about the experience of LGBTQ athletes in professional sports, will be published by Lorimer in spring 2021. Her picture book, The Shiva, and Rush Hour, a middle grade book about traffic, will be published by Orca in 2022.Erin has a BA from the University of Toronto, a postgraduate journalism degree from Ryerson University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from King's College. She's a member of CANSCAIP, SCBWI, IBBY, The Writers Union of Canada and Authors Booking Service. Visit her online at erinsilver.ca.
