Animal sidekicks

CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK - PRESS ASSOCIATION 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 skilfully 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 massage You'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!