Animal Sidekicks: Amazing Stories of Symbiosis in Animals and Plants

Description: A richly illustrated gift book about symbiosis in nature, where animal podcaster Macken Murphy highlights unusual and humorous relationships between different animal and plant species.

Brief description: Macken Murphy is a writer and science educator. He hosts a weekly podcast about animals, Species, recommended by both Apple and BBC's Wildlife magazine. He is currently studying anthropology at the University of Oxford.

Review Quotes:

An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students
A New York State Charlotte Award Nominee

"Animal lovers will be sure to find amazing new facts on every page. . . This is an excellent addition to children's nonfiction collections." -- Booklist

"A rollicking ride through the wonderful world of animal symbiosis. In this remarkable book, Macken Murphy brings us a science lesson wrapped up in lots of fun." -- Children's Book of the Week, Press Association

"A beautifully, brightly illustrated book about symbiosis... presents a nice mix of the scientifically interesting and the downright disgusting that should help to keep children engaged for a decent amount of time -- for example, we particularly enjoyed reading about head lice (after having had first-hand experience of them recently), vampire finches feasting on Nazca boobies and woolly bats pooing in pitcher plants." -- Nature