Animals Build Amazing Homes

Step-Up Books

by Hedda Nussbaum

Describes the construction and the function of the homes built by 15 different animals.

Genres: Animals

69 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Hedda Nussbaum is an American woman who was caretaker for a six-year-old girl who died of physical abuse in 1987. The death of the girl, Lisa Steinberg, sparked a controversial trial and media frenzy.
Nussbaum argued her case in her 2005 memoir Surviving Intimate Terrorism. Prior to the trial, she was also the author of a couple of educational children's books.