Evgenia Günter is a Russian children’s author and editor, specialising in accessible non-fiction for young readers. With a background in popular science publishing, she has written numerous titles in the acclaimed series The World Around Us, which introduce children to complex topics with humour and clarity.
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Animals and Their Superpowers
Who are the real superheroes? People in capes — or the animals all around us? A charming non-fiction book to reveal the astonishing abilities of creatures great and small. A polar bear can smell a seal under the ice nearly a kilometre away. A cheetah outruns cars. A barn owl hears the faintest squeak in total darkness. A bombardier beetle…
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How Do Animals Sleep?
A fascinating journey into the night-time (and day-time!) habits of creatures great and small. Why do dormice sleep almost all year? How do dolphins rest with one eye open? Why do giraffes nap for only 30 minutes, while lions snooze for 20 hours? From hibernating hedgehogs to cats who dream with twitching ears, from ducks that nap with one…
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Dad, Mum and Me. A Happy Animal Family
How do animals fall in love, start a family, and raise their young? A delightful journey into the family lives of animals from every corner of the natural world. Penguins present pebbles as gifts, crocodiles sing low rumbling serenades, fiddler crabs wave their giant claws, while meerkats live by the motto “Together we are strong.” From the deserts of Africa…
