Hamza's Wild World: Packed with fun animal facts!
By (Author) Hamza Yassin
Illustrated by Louise Forshaw
Pan Macmillan
Macmillan Children's Books
11th March 2025
26th September 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems
Childrens / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues
Childrens / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts
590.3
Hardback
416
Width 163mm, Height 244mm, Spine 36mm
634g
More fun than a barrel of monkeys and the perfect gift for young explorers! Go on a wild adventure into the animal kingdom with naturalist, wildlife cameraman and winner of Strictly Come Dancing, Hamza Yassin. Did you know that kestrels can see mouse wee tracks on the ground, that dolphin mums sing lullabies or that wombats have cube-shaped poo Do you want to imagine what it's like to meet a cheetah, get close to a polar bear or go to sleep with an otter Then this book is for you! Hamza Yassin brings you everything you will ever need to know about the animal kingdom in this fun, fascinating guide packed with hundreds of funny, smelly, awesome, scary, revolting, weird, cute, clever and amazing facts, and illustrations, photos and infographics. A dyslexic-friendly layout, made in consultation with Dyslexia Scotland, make this perfect for every child.
Born in Sudan, Hamza moved to UK when he was young and settled in Scotland following the completion of his Masters Degree. He made his first television appearance on The One Show, and went on to become Ranger Hamza for CBeebies live action show Let's Go for a Walk. Since then, Hamza has appeared on The One Show, Countryfile and is a presenter on the BBC's Animal Park. He has also presented his own Channel 4 documentaries, Scotland: My Life in the Wild and Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness and in September 2023 he presented his own BBC One Primetime TV programme Hamza Strictly: Birds of Prey.