★ Death among animals is dead simple… but rather remarkable too!
★ English sample translation available.

Do you know about all the different ways animals defend themselves or their family? And did you know that some animals sacrifice themselves for the sake of the group? Can animals experience grief? And what’s the story with animals that have become extinct? What role do humans play in the death of animals?

Stern Nijland investigates all aspects of death in the animal kingdom,
with superb, true-to-life illustrations. did you know that:
– elephants stand guard over family members that have died?
– a mother hamster sometimes eats her own children?
– the dodo was also referred to as ‘the ugh bird’ (walghvogel), because it tasted so horrible?

Read all about it and more in The Animal Book of Death!

Stern Nijland is an award winning illustrator and picture book maker. This book is her first non-fiction book with Lemniscaat.
Awards: Zilveren Penseel (2012)