| Management number | 236886757 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | $6.98 | Model Number | 236886757 | ||
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Imagine handing your child a book that turns the backyard into the funniest, most fascinating place on earth — and watching them become genuinely curious about the natural world.Large FULL-COLOR illustrated format packed with hidden objects, naturalist field notes, and jokes that make the whole family groan — in the best way.Designed for ages 6–10. Adored by curious kids, nature lovers, and any adult who has ever wondered what a worm is really up to.50 Garden Creatures, 50 Ridiculous Job Titles: From the Chief Soil Restructuring Officer tunnelling beneath your lawn to the Senior Overnight Surveillance Analyst blinking from the fence post — your backyard has never felt so official.A Seek-and-Find Book Disguised as a Field Guide: Every double-page spread hides objects for sharp-eyed readers to track down, with magnified detail panels and naturalist callout bubbles to pour over.Funny Enough to Read Aloud, Rich Enough to Revisit: Jokes and riddles on every page work for solo readers and family read-alouds alike. Kids come back to spot what they missed the first time.Secretly Educational: Each creature's job title is a real nod to what it actually does in nature — so the laughs come with genuine learning built right in.The Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures transforms the garden path, the compost heap, and the dark patch under the porch into a fully staffed, hilariously documented workplace. Illustrated in warm, golden-age watercolour style, each creature is presented as a naturalist specimen — complete with official job title, field observations, and visual jokes hiding in every corner of the page. Kids pore over the illustrations. They hunt for hidden objects. They read the jokes out loud. And without noticing, they learn how the natural world actually works.Why Kids, Parents, and Teachers Love ItIllustration-First Design — Every spread is a warm, detailed watercolour scene, packed with visual gags, hidden characters from other chapters, and a magnified detail panel that rewards close looking.7 Workplace Departments — Creatures are organised across departments from Dawn Patrol to Midnight Operations, following a full day in the life of a very busy backyard.Honest About How Nature Works — Job titles reflect what each creature genuinely does — decomposing, pollinating, aerating, hunting. The humour makes it memorable.For the Whole Family — Jokes land for adults and kids. The seek-and-find works for ages 5 to 55. Read one creature at bedtime or get lost in a chapter on a rainy afternoon.Designed to Be Dipped Into — 50 self-contained creatures mean there is no right order. Open anywhere. Every page delivers.What's Inside50 Fully Illustrated Creature Profiles — Each across a two-page spread, with job title, field notes, visual jokes, and callout observations.Golden-Age Watercolour Illustration — Warm, semi-realistic artwork in a naturalist field guide style, designed to be pored over as much as read.Hidden Seek-and-Find Objects on Every Page — Three objects per spread sourced from real scene details, plus cross-chapter creatures hiding in the background.Riddles and Jokes Throughout — Short, punchy, and built for ages 6 to 10. Kid-tested. Parent-groan approved.Specimen Cards for Every Creature — Common name, scientific name, and official job title, presented as a naturalist field tag.Scroll up and add it to your cart — and give your child a book that makes the garden feel like the most interesting place in the world. Read more
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