{"product_id":"orangutan-hats-and-other-tools-animals-use-9781536200935","title":"Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use","description":"\u003cb\u003eElephants that remove ticks with sticks? Otters that crack open their lunch with rocks? Crows that slide down a roof on a jar lid--over and over? Take a fascinating look at the use of tools by animals around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMove over, humans! We're not the only creatures who can invent and use tools to keep ourselves fed, warm, safe, healthy, comfortable--even entertained. Thanks to the careful observations of biologists working in the field, we now know that elephants use sunscreen, long-tailed macaques floss their teeth, assassin bugs use bait to lure their prey, orangutans make pillows, and crows will go sledding just for fun. Who's the clever one now, eh? Join writer Richard Haynes and illustrator Stephanie Laberis for a walk on the wild side and get ready to be astonished, delighted, and amused by this jam-packed exploration. Interested readers will find a map, an introduction, a glossary, an index, and a bibliography for further investigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Haynes\u003c\/b\u003e (1952-2024) grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, one of nine children. Every day of his boyhood was filled with adventure, much of it in the great outdoors. He was the author of \u003ci\u003eElephant Bowling and Other Animal Play\u003c\/i\u003e and its companion book, \u003ci\u003eOrangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use\u003c\/i\u003e, both illustrated by Stephanie Laberis. In a starred review of \u003ci\u003eOrangutan Hats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003epredicted that readers would \"devour this dynamic and informative explanation of the inventiveness to be found within the animal world.\" Richard Haynes was also the author of the early chapter book \u003ci\u003eSlingshot and Burp\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Stephen Gilpin, which \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e described as \"a boisterous tale that speaks to long summer days of (mostly) unfettered freedom.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Laberis \u003c\/b\u003eis a character designer and illustrator who specializes in creating art for animation and children's publications. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003ePrudence the Part-Time Cow\u003c\/i\u003e by Jody Jensen Shaffer as well as the Grumpy Cat books and many other Little Golden Books. Stephanie Laberis lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495151735058,"sku":"9781536200935","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8274fbc9-4a7c-4305-878e-289613b96ebe.jpg?v=1764754156","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/orangutan-hats-and-other-tools-animals-use-9781536200935","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}