Outside and Inside Big Cats

by Sandra Markle

• ISBN13: 9780689822995
• ISBN10: 0689822995
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Atheneum
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Summary

Did you ever wonder what makes a lion roar or how cats learn to hunt? How do mother cats take care of their babies? Did you know that some cats sleep up to eighteen hours a day? Or that many cats can jump up to ten times their height? How is your own cat related to a lion or a tiger?Outside and Inside Big Catsanswers all these questions and many more. With astonishing full-color photographs of lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, and even ordinary house cats, and clear, accessible text, Sandra Markle invites curious readers to learn all about big cats -- from the inside out!

Author Biography

Sandra Markle, a former elementary school teacher, has published more than sixty books for children, but she is best known for her award-winning Outside and Inside series, including Outside and Inside Alligators (a Kids' Pick of the List by Bookselling This Week) and Outside and Inside Spiders (A National Science Teachers Association and Children's Book Council Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children). She resides in Christchurch, New Zealand, with her husband.