O'Neill, Amanda

With information and quirky facts to explain everything from "Which insect tastes with its toes?" to "How do grasshoppers play the violin?" this book will amaze and amuse readers.

Answers such questions about reptiles as why do snakes stare, are frogs and newts reptiles, and which reptile lives longest.

Introduces the physical characteristics and evolution of dogs and describes different kinds of dogs and how to care for a dog as a pet.

Contains discoveries of our earliest ancestors, and goes on to look at ancient cultures.