How to Chat Chicken, Gossip Gorilla, Babble Bee, Gab Gecko, and Talk in 66 Other Animal Languages

Crumpton, Nick

ISBN 10: 1804660434 / ISBN 13: 9781804660430

Published by What on Earth!, 2023

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1804660434I2N00

Synopsis:

It’s time to walk on the wild side and talk with the animals. This book will teach you not just how to chat chicken but also gossip with gorillas, mumble with meerkats, and warble with whales. You’ll be ready for any adventure into the animal kingdom.

It’s a noisy world out there. Almost eight billion people are saying hello, asking for directions, buying food, singing lullabies, paying compliments, and all in their own languages--of which there are six or seven thousand! And that’s just humans… animals have millions of languages!

Insects, birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians are all talking to each other too, with grunts, squeaks, and tweets, as part of the natural orchestra that is Life on Earth. Some of those noises can sound scary, others sweet… wouldn’t it be nice to be able to understand what they were all trying to say?

Author Dr Nick Crumpton acts as our translator and guide through the animal kingdom in this fun, and funny, book. He teaches us what our pet dog’s bark means and how an orangutan says “Hello!” (Whuuu-whuuu-whuuu just in case you ever need it!). Each sound has been researched using recordings and information from scientists in the field. This book will teach you not just how to chat chicken but also gossip with gorillas, mumble with meerkats, and warble with whales. You’ll be ready for any adventure into the animal kingdom.

Includes a glossary and index.

About the Authors:

Nick Crumpton is a children’s writer and zoologist. He wrote his first book for children whilst completing his PhD in zoology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and his second when working at the BBC Natural History Unit and the Natural History Museum, London. Although a research scientist by training, he is most passionate about the communication of science and sharing the secrets of the natural world through public engagement. He lives in a tumbling down house in North London, England, with his partner and young daughter.

Adrienne Barman illustrates from her home in Switzerland. She has published about thirty books and comics. Her book Creaturepedia has been translated into 18 languages, and also won the Swiss Youth and Media Prize. Bright colors, the animal world and quirky nature are at the heart of Adrienne’s drawings.

Bibliographic Details

Title: How to Chat Chicken, Gossip Gorilla, Babble ...
Publisher: What on Earth!
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Barman, Adrienne
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket