Key Selling Points

• This is a fact-filled STEM picture book that explores the unique and sometimes disgusting ways different mammals, insects, fish and birds respond when they're scared, and how those reactions compare to the human response to fear.
• The book allows young readers to discover how much we have in common with other animals and why being scared is natural and helpful.
• Includes fascinating and gross examples in nature, such as a seagull that throws up, a lizard that shoots blood from its eyes, bees that cook their enemies, eels who fry their enemies, and bugs that suck out their enemies' insides with their noses and then wear their shell on their back.
• Features additional facts about each animal, including habitat and appearance, a fun "interview" with each animal and a glossary of terms.
• The author consulted with Darryl Gwynne, PhD, an expert in animal behavior, who is an emeritus professor of biology at the University of Toronto.

À propos des auteurs

Silver, Erin

Erin Silver is an award-winning children’s author. Her books include Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam (Blueberry Award winner), Sitting Shiva (OLA Best Bets, Vine Award finalist, TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award finalist), All Consuming: Shop Smarter for the Planet (Hackmatack Award nominee), In It to Win It: Sports and the Climate Crisis (Green Earth Book Award winner) and Good Food, Bad Waste: Let’s Eat for the Planet (2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalist). She is also the author of two nonfiction picture books for younger readers, Mighty Scared and Plant Attack! (Silver Birch Express nominee). Erin is a sought-after speaker at schools, libraries and conferences. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction and a postgraduate journalism degree. Erin lives in Toronto.

Maynard, Hayden

Hayden Maynard is a Canadian illustrator who graduated from Sheridan College's Illustration program. His clients include the New York Times, The Walrus, the Globe and Mail, Reader's Digest and the Washington Post. Hayden lives in Kingston, Ontario.