We Are the Keystones
Animals That Hold Habitats Together
Katy S Duffield author Hannah Salyer illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Publishing:10th Sep '26
£12.99
This title is due to be published on 10th September, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Meet keystone species—the hidden heroes of the natural world—and learn about the ecosystems they support in this marvelous nonfiction picture book from the author of Crossings: Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals.
Keystone species are plants, animals, or other organisms that have a huge effect on the environments around them. From beavers to elephants, alligators to hummingbirds, keystones help themselves and other species survive. Whether it’s creating habitats for themselves and other animals, leaving behind leftovers that fertilize the soil, or clearing out harmful algae, keystones live up to their name in their essential contribution to the harmony of our natural world.
Salutes to 11 creatures that work in sometimes surprising ways to help their wild communities. Writing in rhyming lines with lucid explanatory glosses in prose, Duffield points out animals “throughout the nature-hoods, / in marshes, grasslands, water, woods” that help themselves and others survive and spread—often in subtle ways. . . Salyer varies the tonal quality of her illustrations; some scenes look natural, while others seem viewed through color filters. . . the images of wildlife are rendered with careful attention to detail; misty glimpses fore and aft of a marveling young observer evoke a proper sense of wonder at the beginning and end. A cogent introduction to an important ecological concept. -- Kirkus * 7/1/2026 *
ISBN: 9781665946896
Dimensions: 279mm x 279mm x 3mm
Weight: unknown
40 pages