brilliant answers to the tricky questions is the subtitle of this encyclopedia about animals designed for children of younger school age. - Why does the crab go sideways? Do the centipedes really have a hundred legs? Why can a gecko walk on the ceiling? How can bats find food in the dark? Why do penguins in large frosts do not freeze? Why are ants so active? - For more than 200 immediate and simple questions, children receive clear, understandable and satisfactory answers full of information accompanied by fascinating photographs.