We Build Our Homes: Small Stories of Incredible Animal Architects

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It's not only humans who can build incredible structures: around the world, mammals, birds, and insects can be found building incredible things. From big beaver dams to tiny caddisfly cases, this beautifully illustrated picture book explores each animal's incredible home and uncovers the reasons why they build.

Featuring 26 creatures from around the world , each amazing animal architect tells its own "micro story" about its impressive architectural skills in this delightfully unique wildlife book.

Among the amazing builders you'll meet:

  • Ovenbirds, who carry clumps of mud up into the trees to make their nest
  • Darwin's bark spiders, who build webs stretching out as far as three buses, end-to-end
  • Moles, who use their spade-like paws to dig extensive networks of tunnels with nesting spaces and storerooms where they keep earthworms to snack on later
  • Polar bear mothers, who make their dens under the snow to stay in for five long months, nursing their cubs and eating nothing themselves
Through lyrical text and entrancing edge-to-edge illustrations , admire the spectacular ingenuity of these animal architects.

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About Laura Knowles

Catell Ronca was born in Basel, Switzerland and lives and works in Lucerne. Catell graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and works for a variety of international clients in publishing, editorial and advertising. Her work is regularly recognised in Illustration Annuals. Her plant illustrations are expressive, bold, lively, and satu

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About Chris Madden

Chris Madden   is a Salford-born editorial and lifestyle illustrator. Since graduating from Stockport College with a first-class BA honours degree in Design and Visual arts, his illustrations have appeared in many national magazines and newspapers.

 

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