I Wonder Why Snakes Shed Their Skin: And Other Questions about Reptiles - Paperback

by Amanda O'Neill (Author), Gareth Lucas (Illustrator)

The bestselling I Wonder Why series has the answers to all the questions you've ever wanted to ask about the natural world, history, space, and more!

Why do lizards lose their tails? Which turtle fishes with its tongue? Why do some snakes pretend to be dead? Learn the answers to these questions and more in I Wonder Why: Snakes Shed Their Skin, a fascinating question-and-answer book all about reptiles. Amanda O'Neill makes learning about the natural world fun with her accessible and entertaining style, and information is presented in bite-sized nuggets, making it ideal for dipping in and out.

Bright illustrations by Gareth Lucas bring amazing reptiles to life including snakes, chameleons and turtles. Discover fascinating facts about these scaly and spiky creatures, and their strange and unique behaviors.

Author Biography

Amanda O'Neill has worked in education since 1976 and has been a freelance writer and editor since 1986. She has written books on a wide range of subjects and wrote both I Wonder Why Spiders Spin Webs, and Cats.

Gareth Lucas is an illustrator and designer from Essex, England. After studying at Brighton and Central Saint Martin's Art Schools, he has worked on a variety of children's books centred around the natural world. In 2016, he was the winner of the Sainsbury's Childrens Book Awards for Peekaboo A to Z. He is the illustrator of I Wonder Why The Sea Is Salty and I Wonder Why Camels Have Humps.