The Nature Kid’s Guide to Anteaters

Slurp! A two-foot tongue vanishes into a hole in the ground, flicking in and out 150 times per minute. It’s a giant anteater, and it has zero teeth.If your child thinks anteaters are just odd-looking animals, this book is about to change everything. Giant anteaters eat 35,000 ants in a single day, visiting up to 200 nests before sunrise. Their claws are sharper than a bear’s and powerful enough to kill a jaguar. Their nose is 40 times more sensitive than a human’s, sniffing out insects hidden deep underground. The tiny silky anteater weighs less than a can of soup and hides by blending in with fluffy seed pods. Tamanduas spray a smell four times stronger than a skunk. Every page delivers something your child will want to run and share.'The Nature Kid’s Guide to Anteaters' is written for curious kids ages 7-12 who want to know the real story behind one of nature’s most extraordinary animals. How does a tongue that starts at the chest bone reach bugs hiding in total darkness? Why do anteaters walk on their knuckles to protect something more important than their feet? What do giant anteaters, pangolins, and echidnas have in common even though they are not related at all? Your child will find out, and they will never look at an ant hill the same way again.Short sentences and surprising facts build reading confidence while keeping even older kids hooked from first page to last. Chapters cover all four anteater species, from the giant roaming South American savannas to the silky anteater sleeping curled on a treetop branch.A book for every kid who has ever seen an anteater and thought - what even is that thing?Anteaters have roamed the earth for millions of years with no teeth, no problem. There are thousands within a few zoo visits of most American families right now. That is the kind of wonder that sticks.Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child is next!