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How Old Is a Whale?

How Old Is a Whale? Animal Life Spans from the Mayfly to the Immortal Jellyfish

First US edition

Hardback (07 Mar 2023)

Not available for sale

Publisher's Synopsis

We are all on Earth but for a fleeting moment, yet no two lives are the same. From the delicate mayfly, which lives for just a few precious hours, to the death-defying immortal jellyfish, this book about animal life cycles is a celebration of creatures big and small.

Beautifully written by best-selling children's author Lily Murray, this book explores life spans across the animal kingdom, beginning with the very shortest and ending with the longest. Learn about the lives of the incredible monarch butterfly, the mysterious axolotl, the grand Galápagos tortoise, and many more in this uplifting and eye-opening book. Discover creatures who are born within a day of their mothers and others who stay infantile for almost one hundred years.

Stunning illustrations by highly commended artist Jesse Hodgson perfectly capture each animal in their natural habitat, making this both an ideal gift book as well as an educational read.

About the Publisher

Big Picture Press

Big Picture Press books are objects to be pored over and then returned to, again and again... created by and made for the incurably curious. We also recognize that visual excellence enhances the way we read and the stories we are told - whatever corner of the globe you're reading from. And thus our motto, taken from an old Navajo poem: MANY TONGUES ONE EYE.

Book information

ISBN: 9781536229752
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Imprint: Big Picture Press
Pub date:
Edition: First US edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 59
Weight: 646g
Height: 308mm
Width: 243mm
Spine width: 13mm