The Hidden Wisdom of Animals: Surprising Things We Can Learn From Nature

This beautiful book provides stirring lessons on animals and nature that are enhanced by its stunning design and captivating illustrations. Within its colourful pages, readers explore how: penguins are devoted, bees find their unique place in the world, dolphins play and elephants care for others and much more. The author connects 40 animals to a recognisable quality that makes it seem understandable and accessible for children.

The theme inspires a more reflective, personal relationship with wildlife and shows how animals can teach, inspire, and encourage us in our own lives. The author interviewed 50 biologists, researchers, educators, and advocates about the superpowers of animals creating a page turner that explores how tuning in to the wild can teach us to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with what it means to be human. The language is child-friendly but not childlike, blending eye-popping facts, brilliant science, anecdotes, and myths and legends from across the globe. At the end of the book, there is a section suggesting the simple things we can do to care for our family of beings from planting a pollinator garden, turning off lights, to being a trash wizard.

Visually rich and emotionally engaging, this is more than a book, it’s an invitation to care that stirs curiosity and a sense of responsibility. This book is a treasure for animal and nature lovers and anyone who believes in the wonder of our planet.

Book Cover – The Hidden Wisdom of Animals
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Publication Date
October 2025
Format
Hardback
Pages
112
ISBN
9780711294769