Have you ever wondered how animals communicate with each other? In Wild Languages of Mother Nature: 48 Stories of How Nature Communicates, Dawney explores the verbal, and non-verbal, communication of a wide variety of species. Each two-fold spread focuses on one species, such as the Egyptian fruit bat, Caribbean reef squid, and even plants like the black walnut and grass. Samson-Abadie provides detailed but engaging and humorous illustrations to bring readers’ eyes across the page and learn about how these species speak to each other. For instance, the fruit fly uses vibrations of their wings to signal to other flies, the white-spotted pufferfish creates mandala-like patterns in the sand to call mates, and Dawney even explains how this summer’s all-too familiar cicadas make their powerful buzzing sound using the muscles in their abdomen. The combination of informative, digestible text with text bubbles that provide funny commentary from the featured animals gives readers insightful knowledge about both animals and communication that is sure to spark curiosity.

Check our more of our nonfiction collection on animals below!

Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees, and Other Animals with Mind-Blowing Mathematical Abilities
Written by Stephanie Gibeault
Illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett
Published by MIT Kids Press
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The Den That Octopus Built
Written by Randi Sonenshine
Illustrated by Anne Hunter
Published by Candlewick Press
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I Was: The Stories of Animals Skulls
Written by Katherine Hocker
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Published by Candlewick Press
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Super Swifts: Small Birds with Amazing Powers
Written by Justin Anderson
Illustrated by Clover Robin
Published by Candlewick Press
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Superdads!: Animal Heroes
Written by Heather Lang and Jamie Harper
Illustrated by Jamie Harper
Published by Candlewick Press
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Wild Languages of Mother Nature: 48 Stories of How Nature Communicates
Written by Gabby Dawnay
Illustrated by Margaux Samson-Abadie
Published by Wide Eyed Editions
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