Amazing Animal Journeys: The Most Incredible Migrations in the Natural World

by Philippa Forrester

Go on an epic adventure in this fascinating and detailed look at the incredible journeys that occur in the animal kingdom

Join animals on as they embark on large scale migrations and travel through the natural world in this book that follows their incredible journeys. Little ones can read all about why animals travel far and wide in Amazing Animal Journeys ; many are in search of food, some are looking for a mate, lots are heading to a warmer climate, and others are just seeking a new home.

This animal book for children aged 7-9 follows the unbelievable mass migrations of entire species with amazing facts and maps that tell the stories of nature’s most amazing journeys. Discover the record-breaking flight of the Arctic Tern, who travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back every year, the sharks that follow plankton for enormous distances from the ocean depths to the surface from night to day, or the Monarch butterflies who use Earth’s magnetic field to trace a path along the west coast of North America!

This educational book for animal lovers

- Lots of fun facts and statistics about the animal kingdom and their journeys
- Expertly written text by by television personality and wildlife expert Philippa Forrester, making the journeys extremely clear 
- Detailed diagrams, maps and charts that bring the journey and experiences of each animal to life
- Beautiful full-page photographs of different animal species alongside fascinating text

Amazing Animal Journeys is the perfect book for the animal obsessed and the endlessly curious who just can’t get enough of wildlife and nature. With engaging information and absorbing images, this book is perfect for children to explore by themselves or with an equally curious adult.

176 pages, Hardcover

Published February 14, 2023

About the author

Philippa has been a well known TV and radio presenter and producer working primarily for the BBC for many years. She has always had a passion for the natural world and competed a part time degree in Ecology and Conservation while working on TV. She spent seven years living in Jackson hole Wyoming where she remotely completed a masters degree in writing and has continued to write, mainly about the natural world, for both adults and children

Reviews

[Ad Astra · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite bedtime story books. Each animal is a nice story. The facts and illustrations were so engaging. I would reread this.

[Amy Krohn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great supplement to middle school/high school science for kids who don't care to read much.

[Erin Field · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thinking Day Finland 2025

[Kirsty · Rating 3 out of 5]

a really interesting non fiction title