Tilcayo for Kids

The True Story of the World's Newest Wild Cat (Nuggets Books, 3)

von Jon Weeks

58 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Tilcayo for Kids: The True Story of the World's Newest Wild Cat Nuggets BooksTilcayo for Kids: The True Story of the World's Newest Wild CatIn 2026, scientists announced something that hadn't happened in over a century: a brand-new species of wild cat. Meet the tilcayo - a three-pound cloud-forest cat from Bolivia with strong opinions about poultry - and Tigrino, the cat whose DNA rewrote the cat family tree.A True Animal Discovery Story for KidsFor a hundred years, this little cat was a case of mistaken identity. Then old bones, museum drawers, camera traps, and DNA finally gave him his true name - the first wildcat species named since the pampas cat in 1923. Tilcayo for Kids follows the real scientists who cracked the case, including Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz and the team at Bolivia's Senda Verde sanctuary, and shows how real discovery works: the best detectives start out wrong.Every Nuggets book is 100% true - real animals, real scientists, real discoveries, nothing made up.Inside the Book- The full true story of the world's newest wild cat species, written for ages 8-12- 15 original illustrations- Kid quiz: Did You Catch It All?- By the Numbers: the stats behind the discovery- Glossary of real science words- How You Can Help: real ways kids and grown-ups can support the tilcayo's future- Sources: the real 2026 research paper and reporting behind every chapterBook 3 in the Nuggets SeriesNuggets Books publishes true science stories for kids - the wildest real discoveries on Earth, told straight. Tilcayo for Kids is Book 3 in the Nuggets series, by Jon Weeks.Every kid deserves true stories.

• Reihe: Nuggets Books
• ISBN: 9798998253324
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published