The Enigmatic Echidna by Danielle Clode

The Enigmatic Echidna by Danielle ClodeDiscover the captivating world of the echidna There are few animals more unusual than the echidna a spiky, egg laying mammal that eats ants. But some of the most striking things about echidnas are things most of us don't know. That they use their snout like a snorkel when they swim, that they can sense electromagnetic fields, that they have intriguingly complex brains, startling physical strength and 'backwards' back feet. That they go into torpor

speaks to the challenges of middle age as a writer and a woman - motherhood

Tibb and her new friends conjure an audacious plan- her greatest trickerie yet

Despite her reluctance

which clearly displayed the wide-reaching and systematic contempt that a government had for its most vulnerable citizens

and the Arctic)

as well as love and adventure

Unlucky is full of fun and frightful facts paired with Megan's signature colourful illustrations and lots of hidden details

one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers

jutting branch

An eagle swept down and snatched him up

His crewmates dead

who spends most of her time at the local funeral home