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This “irresistible” activity book, which teaches animal behavior while kids search for wildlife in their habitats, is “sure to enthrall animal lovers” (Booklist). These thirteen deadly creatures can be difficult to spot until you're right on top of them... or they're right on top of you. Look for each animal in its environment—look closely!—and learn all the ways you could perish—or survive—depending on how smart, well-informed, and good at running away you are. From the deathstalker scorpion and the poison dart frog to wasps, alligators, and many more, young readers will gain a new appreciation for the animal kingdom, and the dangers it hides in plain sight!

A day on the African savanna is like a game of hide-and-seek with deadly consequences. Fierce, predatory animals chase down weaker creatures for food, while their targets scatter to avoid ending up as lunch. We see animals of all sizes on their quest for a meal, leading up to a climactic face-off with some hungry lions: Run for your life! Backmatter includes average sprint speeds for the animals mentioned in the book.

A children's author “use[s] traits and developmental milestones of 11 species... to take full measure of animal lives... As intriguing as it is gorgeous” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In one lifetime, a caribou will shed ten sets of antlers, a woodpecker will drill thirty roosting holes, a giraffe will wear 200 spots, a seahorse will birth 1,000 babies. Count each one and many more while learning about the wondrous things that can happen in just one lifetime. This extraordinary book collects animal information not available anywhere else—and shows all thirty roosting holes, all 200 spots, and, yes, all 1,000 baby seahorses in eye-catching illustrations. A book about picturing numbers and considering the endlessly fascinating lives all around us, Lifetime is sure to delight young nature lovers. A Junior Library Guild Selection “A delightful read for the little future park ranger or mathematician in your life.” —Buzzfeed “A fascinating addition to the curious reader's library.” —Daily Parent “Beautiful book.” —The Wall Street Journal “Concepts of counting and quantity are cleverly examined.” —The Horn BookMagazine “Whether you teach with it or curl up with it, you'll be wondering and learning all at once.” —DesignMom “An engaging teaching tool on so many levels.” —Cool Mom Picks “Useful for integrating literature into math instruction.” —School Library Journal “Fills a clever niche for both animal science and mathematics.” —Booklist “Readers (or listeners) will enjoy counting the joeys, seahorses, alligator eggs or spots on the giraffe.” —Kirkus Reviews