The Most Important Animal Of All

A STEM wildlife book about the world's super-animals for ages 5-8

Penny Worms author British Ecological Society author Hannah Bailey illustrator Alex Morss editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Mama Makes Books

Published:27th Jan '22

Should be back in stock very soon

This paperback is available in another edition too:

The Most Important Animal Of All cover

There are teacher-written classroom activities and lesson plans available on www.mamamakesbooks.com, which support the primary science curriculum, plus fun creative worksheets for free download. Posters and postcards are available for schools, booksellers and librarians.

A picture book for 5 to 8 year olds about keystone species, presented by children in a classroom show-and-tell. With illustrations by Hannah Bailey, and full colour photographs, children will learn about seven important animals and how they benefit their ecosystems in an extraordinary way.

The Most Important Animal of All is an award-winning picture book about seven super-animals – important keystone species – beautifully illustrated by Hannah Bailey and endorsed by The British Ecological Society. A class is learning all about animals and their teacher challenges them to decide which is the most important animal of all. Seven children champion a different animal for the top spot. Is it...
  • BEES as master pollinators
  • BATS as night-time predators and pollinators
  • ELEPHANTS who shape their landscapes and spread seeds
  • BEAVERS who create watery habitats 
  • TIGERS who keep their food web in balance 
  • SHARKS who keep our oceans healthy and increase biodiversity
  • KRILL as food for many whales and sea creatures
There is lots of information about each animals, as well as other keystone species, plus photographs to see them up close and in their habitats. This is a positive and gentle primer for young children from 5 years old about the issues of habitat loss, endangered species and climate change.   "Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help, shall all be saved" – Dr Jane Good

Informative and inspiring.

* The Sunday Times *

A wonderful celebration of nature and the inspiring and diverse contributions that species make to the world we live in. Accurately presented and beautifully illustrated, every page introduces new ecological insights as the reader joins an exciting journey through the animal kingdom.

-- Professor Helen Roy * UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and member of the British Ecological Society *

I hope every primary school in the land buys a copy – they really should!

* Dr George McGavin, BBC presenter, lecturer and explorer *

Designed to encourage inquiry, discussion and critical thinking and features a teacher challenging her class to come to their own conclusions about who is the most important animal of all. Why not challenge your pupils to take on a similar challenge?

* Teach Primary Book Club *

This book will inspire classes or any reader to find out more about other animals and will lead them to continue their own research projects. It’s the book that I never realised that I needed!

* Dean Boddington @MisterBodd *

The book itself is an absolute cornucopia of information about some of the most fascinating and important creatures on this planet. There’s such a lot to explore – life cycles, photos, diagrams, and fact files, but it’s all presented in such a beautiful and engaging manner that children will love reading it. I would thoroughly recommend this for children across a primary school …

* Library Girl and Book Boy @BookSuperhero2 *

I particularly loved the way the information was given through the words of the child learning about it. I thought this was a really original way of sharing the information and making it really accessible to the reader. I also really enjoyed the combination of illustrations and photos. Bailey’s images were bright and engaging, while the photos gave some more realistic context of the animals and their habitats. 

* The Teacher Bookworm @primaryteachew *

The book is an excellent reference book and includes a handy glossary and a useful list of websites and organisations signposting readers to further information. Scientific vocabulary is contextualised and explained. Diagrams clearly explain food webs and show the relationship between different animals in an eco-system. The book includes both illustrations and photographs of the seven chosen animals and this combination works really well.

* Get Kids Into Books @GetKidsin2Books *

Packed with information about a myriad of species, and combining captivating illustrations and photographs showing them up close and in their habitats, this is a brilliant book to introduce the concepts of habitat loss, endangered species and climate change to younger readers.

* Miss Cleveland is Reading @MissNClevela

  • Winner of BOOKS FOR TOPICS’ BEST BOOKS OF 2021: BEST CURRICULUM SUPPORT KS1 2021 (UK)

ISBN: 9781838138141

Dimensions: 275mm x 235mm x 5mm

Weight: 190g

40 pages