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The Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures: 50 Tiny Workers You Never Knew You Had
Screen-free learning that actually sticks. 50 backyard creatures, 50 hilarious secret jobs, and a fact your kid will repeat all summer.
- 50 backyard creatures, each with a real "secret job" — Soil Chief, Recycling Director, Air Traffic Controller
- A seek-and-find puzzle and a joke box on every single spread
- Real, surprising facts kids actually want to repeat at dinner
- 120+ full-color pages — easy to flip to any creature, no order required
- Sturdy paperback built for backpacks, car rides, and bedtime
- Written by Claire Monroe for curious kids ages 3–9
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What Other Parents Are Saying
Said their kid asked to read it again the very next day
Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures · Repeat Reads
Said their kid started pointing out real bugs and animals outside
Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures · Outdoor Curiosity
Said the jokes actually made their kid laugh out loud
Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures · Joke Boxes
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96% Recommended
* Based on an internal survey of 812 parents
Two buzzing backyard visitors that get mixed up constantly.
Body shape, fuzziness, what they actually do for your garden, laid out side by side in full color, just like every comparison in the book. So the next time one lands nearby, your kid already knows which one is the pollinator and which one to leave alone.
You already know the fight. Tablet time is easy, everything else is a hard sell.
Fifty creatures, fifty jobs, a joke and a puzzle on every page, broken into bite-sized spreads your kid can flip through on their own or with you. Less begging for the tablet. More time actually curious about the world outside.
Parents Who Finally Got Their Kids Off Screens (For a While)
First time ordering from this shop. Great experience, seamless process and fast delivery! It arrived days earlier than expected, my daughter was thrilled.
Beautifully made, sturdy pages that hold up to my kid actually reading it, not just looking at pictures. Can't wait to bring it on our next camping trip.
Easily one of the funniest kids' books we own, and somehow my son is learning real facts without realizing it.
My daughter has "studied" this book more than her actual homework this summer. She quizzes us at dinner now.
My youngest is 9 and still wants me to read this with him every night. Wish I'd found something like this when my older kids were little.
Can't wait to bring this on our next backyard bug hunt. THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!