Meet the Mini-Mammals

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Etruscan pygmy shrew
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Product details

  • ISBN 9781665947169
  • Weight: 542g
  • Dimensions: 267 x 267mm
  • Publication Date: 13 Mar 2025
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Meet some of the world’s very smallest mini-mammals in this adorable and informative nonfiction picture book with actual-size illustrations from Sibert Honoree Melissa Stewart and Caldecott Honoree Brian Lies.

Big mammals like elephants, hippos, and giraffes get a lot of press, but what about the little guys? From pint-sized flying squirrels to itty bitty chipmunks and teeny tiny mouse lemurs, learn all about the mini-est mammals from around the world, depicted at their real-life size.
Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than 150 science books for children, including the celebrated Meet the Mini Mammals, illustrated by Brian Lies, and Can an Aardvark Bark? and Fourteen Monkeys: A Rain Forest Rhyme, both illustrated by Steve Jenkins. After earning a bachelor’s degree in biology from Union College and a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University, Melissa worked as a children’s book editor for nine years before becoming a full-time writer. While gathering information for her books, she has explored tropical rain forests in Costa Rica, gone on safari in East Africa, and swum with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands. She lives in Acton, Massachusetts.

Brian Lies is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. His books include the Caldecott Honor–winning picture book The Rough Patch and his New York Times bestselling Bat series, which includes Bats at the BeachBats at the LibraryBats at the Ballgame, and Bats in the Band. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Brian now lives on the south shore of Massachusetts with his family. Visit him at BrianLies.com.