Meet the Mini-Mammals
A Night at the Natural History Museum
Melissa Stewart author Brian Lies illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Published:13th Mar '25
Should be back in stock very soon

Meet some of the world’s very smallest mini-mammals in this adorable and informative nonfiction picture book with actual-size illustrations from Sibert Honoree Melissa Stewart and Caldecott Honoree Brian Lies.
Big mammals like elephants, hippos, and giraffes get a lot of press, but what about the little guys? From pint-sized flying squirrels to itty bitty chipmunks and teeny tiny mouse lemurs, learn all about the mini-est mammals from around the world, depicted at their real-life size.
There’s plenty of potential curriculum use here, and the browsable format allows kids to dip in and out of the book, keying on whatever cool details they find the most fascinating. -- BCCB * February 2025 *
An immensely appealing introduction that entertains as well as it educates. -- Booklist Online * 02/25/2025 *
Teachers and librarians will be able to use this as a mentor text for research projects; young readers and their families will love poring over the pictures and telling friends about the new facts they’ve learned. A must-have for any elementary library. -- School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW * 12/13/24 *
Chock-full of riveting information about these smallest of specimens . . . . A surefire hit for budding wildlife biologists. -- Kirkus * 1/1/25 *
ISBN: 9781665947169
Dimensions: 267mm x 267mm x 13mm
Weight: 542g
40 pages