Undercover Conversations: Eavesdrop on the Natural World
$26.76
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
Did you know that turtles are great singers? Or that trees love to gossip with their fungi friends? Or that fish farts almost started a war? The world around us is full of chatter—it turns out that we just aren’t listening.
Did you know that whether humans are paying attention or not, the rest of nature is busy communicating through sound, sight, chemicals, and touch? Crackling with tongue-in-cheek wit and accessible science, this third installment in the Your Hidden Life series offer…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536238556 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1536238554 |
| Author: | Eleanor Spicer Rice, Rob Wilson |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | MIT Kids Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Your Hidden Life |
About The Author
Eleanor Spicer Rice
Eleanor Spicer Rice, PhD, is an entomologist, a science writer, and the author of many books, including Behaviors; Dr. Eleanor’s Book of Common Ants; Dr. Eleanor’s Book of Common Spiders; and Ants: Workers of the World. As a scientist, she has presented her award-winning research at conferences across the United States. As a communicator, she writes popular science for many publications, including Our State Magazine and American Scientist. She makes frequent television and radio appearances, including on the popular Discovery and Science Channel television show What on Earth? and on NPR’s Science Friday, CBC’s Quirks and Quarks, and the podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone. Eleanor Spicer Rice lives in North Carolina.
Rob Wilson is an award-winning illustrator and celebrated graphic designer who has created work for the Washington Post, New York magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and the covers of best-selling books. He is the illustrator of Your Hidden Life: Unseen Jungle and Your Pets’ Secret Lives: The Truth Behind Your Pets’ Wildest Behaviors, as well as the creator of the icon for the popular podcast Welcome to Night Vale. Rob Wilson’s work has been featured in galleries in London and New York City, where he lives.
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