A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails in this beautifully illustrated interactive guessing book by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.
Steve Jenkins Books
This author explores themes of science and the natural world, drawing from a childhood spent surrounded by animals and experiments. His early passion for discovery and frequent moves shaped his worldview, which is reflected in his narratives. With a keen eye for detail and a sense of wonder, his work often focuses on the curiosity of young minds. Collaborations with other creators, including his wife, enrich his storytelling with both visual and narrative depth.






The Animal Book
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Features animals smooth and spiky, fast and slow, that hop and waddle. In this title, sections such as Animal Senses, Animal Extremes, and The Story of Life burst with facts and infographics that will have trivia buffs asking, Do you know a termite queen can produce up to 30,000 eggs a day?.
'Funny, moving, and heartwarming. The greatest love story ever told between two men and their pig. '- Ricky Gervais
Animals by the Numbers
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated nonfiction . Jenkins layers his signature cut-paper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological information ready for readers to easily devour. The level of scientific research paired with Jenkins’ creativity and accessible infographics is unmatched and sure to wow fans old and new.
Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
- 40 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Provides a top-to-bottom look at the ocean, from birds and waves to thermal vents and ooze.
Actual Size
- 28 pages
- 1 hour of reading
An oversize picture book that shows animals, both large and small, at actual size
Tiny Monsters: The Strange Creatures That Live on Us, in Us and Around Us
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Did you know you share your home with monsters?! In this book explore the menagerie of tiny and unusual creatures - arthropods (insects, mites, and spiders) - found in our lawns and gardens, our food, our beds, our clothes, and even our eyelashes.
What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo?
- 40 pages
- 2 hours of reading
From Caldecott Honor winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page comes an early introduction to one of young readers favorite places: the zoo! Just a few things that a zookeeper might do at their job to keep their animals healthy, well fed, and safe would be to brush a hippo's tusks, play soccer with a rhino, or pretend to be a vulture's mother.
"A highly enjoyable mix of science and humor." --Publishers Weekly, starred review Escape into the animal kingdom in this visually stunning and clever nonfiction book about animal behavior by Caldecott Honor-winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, now available in paperback. In the latest eye-catching dive into the kingdom of Animalia, Steve Jenkins and Robin Page reveal the skills animals use to survive in the wild in an imaginative and humorous how-to format. With step-by-step instructions, readers learn about specific behaviors; how to catch thousands of fish like a humpback whale or how to sew up a nest like a tailorbird. This fascinating and fun illustrated nonfiction melds science, art, biology, and the environment together in a detailed and well-researched book about animals who live and survive in our world today.
The Frog Book
- 40 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page explore form, colour, and pattern, and capture the very unique nature of frogs in this brilliantly illustrated picture book. Perfect for fans of The Beetle Book, and young readers looking for nonfiction about this perennially fascinating animal.