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Animal Families

Wild cousins around the world

Matt Sewell, Author

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Publication date: March 27, 2025

Category: Natural history

ISBN: 9781444977066

Can you spot the family resemblance between a laughing kookaburra and a brightly coloured kingfisher? What about the elephant hawkmoth and the hummingbird hawkmoth? Did you know that the South American coati belongs to the same family group as the North American raccoon?

Discover the family ties that stretch around the world with 21 fascinating animal families. From the various species of the fox family, to bears, owls, dolphins, cobras and more, discover the differences – and the similarities – of animals that are part of the same family, but might live continents apart.

A celebration of the amazing diversity of the natural world and fascinating shared connections, brought to life with beautiful watercolour illustrations by bestselling author-illustrator Matt Sewell.

Matt Sewell

Matt graduated from Ipswich Art College in 1997 and is a freelance illustrator who combines his two loves of nature and art in his illustration. He is well known for his beautiful bird and natural history art. Matt lives with his wife, two daughters and border terrier in Shropshire.