# Can an Aardvark Bark? - Hardcover

by **Melissa Stewart** (Author), **Steve Jenkins** (Illustrator)

**From award-winning author Melissa Stewart and Caldecott honoree Steve Jenkins comes a noisy nonfiction exploration of the many sounds animals make.**

_Can an aardvark bark? No, but it can grunt._ _Lots of other animals grunt too..._

Barks, grunts, squeals--animals make all kinds of sounds to communicate and express themselves. With a growling salamander and a whining porcupine, bellowing giraffes and laughing gorillas, this boisterous book is chock-full of fun and interesting facts and is sure to be a favorite of even the youngest animal enthusiasts.

### Author Biography

Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than 150 science books for children, including the celebrated _Can An Aardvark Bark?_, illustrated by Steve Jenkins. After earning a bachelor's degree in biology from Union College in Schenectady, New York, 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 in 2000. 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.

Steven Jenkins's many celebrated children's books include _Can an Aardvark Bark?_ and _Fourteen Monkeys_ by Melissa Stewart; _Hello, Baby!_ by Mem Fox; _Mama Built a Little Nest_ and _Mama Dug a Little Den_ by Jennifer Ward; and the 2003 Caldecott Honor recipient, _What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?_ by Robin Page_._ He lives in Boulder, Colorado. Visit him at SteveJenkinsBooks.com.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 9.9 x 9.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 13, 2017

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Can an Aardvark Bark?

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 4.1

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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