Queens of the Jungle
Meet the Female Animals Who Rule the Animal Kingdom!

Name: Queens of the Jungle
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Dr. Carly Anne York
ISBN: 9781250343802

Author: Dr. Carly Anne York, Neon Squid

Narrator: Lipica Shah

Unabridged: 1 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners

Published: 05/28/2024

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Animals, Science & Nature, Biology, Girls & Women

Synopsis

Queens of the Jungle features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of honey bees buzzing in their hives and elephants flapping their ears

Discover the coolest female animals in the natural world with biologist Dr. Carly Anne York.

Male lions are often referred to as the “Kings of the Jungle” because they are thought to be the strongest, bravest, and fiercest animals in the world. This is a myth. In fact, it’s the lionesses that are out hunting together and taking down large animals to feed their entire pack, including the males!

Filled with fun facts, listeners will be inspired by other examples of girls getting it done. They’ll meet orca grandmothers who are in command of their pods, sex-changing clownfish, and backflipping female ants. They’ll be stunned by the female blanket octopus, who is 80 times bigger than the males of the species, and be left gobsmacked by an entirely female species of lizard!

Packed with groundbreaking science, Queens of the Jungle is the perfect book for kids who love learning about animals.

A Macmillan Audio production from Neon Squid.

About Dr. Carly Anne York

Dr. Carly Anne York, author of A Day in the Life: Horses, is a biology professor, science communicator, and horse lover! She studies animal behavior, runs an animal sanctuary, and owns several horses.

About Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong

Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong is an illustrator, designer and ceramicist from Hawaii. She received a BFA in Drawing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a BFA in Illustration from Art Center of Design.

About Neon Squid

Neon Squid creates beautiful nonfiction books for inquisitive kids (and kids at heart). We believe the most amazing stories are real ones, so our books are for children who want to decipher ancient scrolls, orbit distant stars, and dive into the deepest oceans. Our books are a labor of love—written by experts, illustrated by the best artists around, and produced using the finest materials, including sustainably sourced paper. We hope that by reading them kids are encouraged to further explore the world around them.

About Lipica Shah

Lipica Shah (she/her) is a half Bengali, half Kumaoni, fully Indian-American narrator, actor, and inclusion advocate. A SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity Association member based in the Bronx, she thrives on collaboration and script development, with a special affinity for new plays. Lipica’s dynamic vocal skills, facility for accents and languages, and love of storytelling led her to audiobooks, and she’s had the privilege of narrating a wide range of genres, though her passion is non-fiction for all ages (especially current events, crime, science, politics, and history). As an actor, she has originated roles at Manhattan Theatre Club, The New Group, Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Cal Shakes, and American Conservatory Theater, among others. On screen she’s appeared on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, HBO, Showtime, USA, Comedy Central, Netflix, and recurring on MAX’s The Girls on the Bus. Hear her in the video game Starfield and English dubs of Pokémon, A Silent Voice, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, and more. As an inclusion advocate, she co-founded the nonprofit 1497, an organization committed to supporting and uplifting artists of South Asian descent and challenging their historical exclusion from and underrepresentation in the American film and television industry. She also serves on the Steering Committee of the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, with whom she received Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. In her spare time, Lipica enjoys traveling, birdwatching, doing crossword puzzles in pen, lighting one-match campfires, and running for inordinate amounts of time outdoors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J on September 01, 2024

This was a book that was checked out for me by my sister and so it was one that I was a bit interested in while thinking it would have a bit more of a feminist leaning as such similar books nowadays seem to lean towards. Fortunately, though, the book does a great job in focusing on the animals whil......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on April 16, 2024

I received a copy of this audiobook from netGalley for a honest review. I loved this short audiobook! The animal sounds for each animal as facts were given was so much fun and added a different educational moment to the book. I would like to look at the pictures while listening to this audiobook beca......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on April 20, 2024

I listened to the audio of this book a found it wonderfully informative and enjoyable. Lipica Shah does an amazing narration. Her voice is very lytical and easy to listen to. Additionally, the music and animal sounds give a beautiful background. I will certainly have to look for the print version so......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on May 05, 2024

This book offered a surprising amount of animal knowledge I did not know about, which was both shocking and satisfying. Really good narration, relatively smooth flow. Girls rule! I would definitely read more books by Dr. York. Recommended for animal lovers, feminists, and folks trying to up their rea......more

Goodreads review by Katie on May 09, 2024

Such a fun, short audiobook with factoids about different female species in the animal kingdom. I felt like I was listening to an Animal Planet documentary. The narration is wonderful and the sounds a delight. I loved learning new facts about popular species and learning about new-to-me species all......more

Queens of the Jungle Meet the Female Animals Who Rule the Animal Kingdom!