What if snakes were fluffy? Or skunks sprayed perfume? Or there were as many lions as ants? Find out the answers to these questions and many more with science author Emma Young!

Prepare to learn all about animals from sharks to spiders and bats to bears. However, this isn't another dry textbook. You'll be drawn into each topic with one of 33 amusing questions that are guaranteed to make you think about the animal kingdom in a whole new way. Author Emma Young explains the answers with humour and plenty of science facts that you'll be racing to share with your friends and family. The pages are filled with attention-grabbing photography and quirky illustration, which makes this animal book unlike any you've read before.

Even reluctant readers will find this book irresistible to dip into to find out the answers to the wacky, bizarre, and surprising questions, making this a perfect gift for any child.

Emma Young is a science journalist and author, who has written for the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, and New Scientist. She has also written popular science books for both adults and children, including an adaptation of Bill Bryson's The Body for children – A Really Short Journey Through the Body.