Author(s): Betty Brownlie

New Zealand titles - children

Shortlisted for the 1993 AIM Children's Book Awards, non-fiction section. Do hedgehogs live in hedges? Are they born with spines? Why do hedgehogs spit on themselves? Find out more about these common nocturnal garden visitors in this beautifully illustrated book by a successful wildlife artist. A desire to share her love of the wonder of nature encouraged successful wildlife artist Betty Brownlie to work on a series of life cycle books for young people. Her exquisite, detailed illustrations bring the natural world to life for us so that we may learn more about the world in which we live.