Meet five animals on their beastliest behaviour in this funny & absorbing narrative non-fiction title from award-winning author Nicola Davies From award-winning children's author & biologist Nicola Davies this is a collection of funny fascinating & true stories about animals "behaving badly"
- which is to say getting the better of us human beings! We start with the wolverine in Canada who will trash your home & everything in it & then meet the kea in New Zealand
- park your car in kea country & you'll find out the hard way that these clever birds have sharp beaks & a love of mischief Next we visit India & learn about macaque monkeys who have shoplifting highway robbery & baby-snatching on their impressive rap sheet before jetting off to the US In Florida we find drumfish whose strange humming calls will keep you up all night long & in Alaska Sitka whales who gang up to steal thousands of dollars' worth of cod from under the noses of fishermen The book ends on a charming high as Nicola describes two creatures that work together with humans little brown birds that help us collect honey in East Africa & bottlenose dolphins that help fishermen catch mullet in Brazil With lively illustrations from rising talent Adam Stower Animals Behaving Badly is a splendidly witty & original take on narrative non-fiction for younger readers