Animal Sidekicks

An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students. "Excellently illustrated and providing a treasure trove of interesting information about symbiotic relationships. " -Booklist. Heard about the fish that clean shark teeth. Or the frog that lives with a tarantula. Welcome to the weird world of symbiosis-where animals form incredible relationships. Macken Murphy, host of the popular animal podcast Species. , introduces his favourite symbiotic relationships in his first kids' nonfiction book, Animal Sidekicks. Along the way he explains the cool science behind the baffling behaviour of some animals-from friendly alliances to pesky parasites. Alongside him, illustrator Dragan Kordic skillfully brings to life head-scratching relationships in nature, including:. The crab that wears a sea urchin as a hat. The bat that goes to bed inside a plant. The warthog that likes a mongoose massageYou'll even find out about symbiotic relationships including YOU. (Hint-is your head ever itchy. ) By the end of the book you won't look at nature in the same way again.