Jenkins Steve

How to Clean a Hippopotamus, a book about animal symbiosis, offers readers a close-up, step-by-step view of nature's fascinating partnerships. You can find out why a mongoose comes running when a warthog lies down, how a crab and an iguana help each other out, why ravens follow wolves, and more. You can witness the ingenious lifestyles of some of the world's most unusual animal partners in this book of curious biology, a symbiotic collaboration by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page.

This visually stunning, oversize paperback (with French flaps!) is a dog book ...until you flip it over to make it a cat book. The dog and cat meet in the middle, sharing a cosy rug. Steve Jenkins' cut - and torn-paper collages are exquisite, a fine match for the lively narrative that explores animal characteristics and behaviours as well as the role of cats and dogs in human history. A wonderful, accessible, beautiful way to learn about animal science, and nature from one of the nonfiction greats!