Pretty Close, but Not the Same

Name: Pretty Close, but Not the Same
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781665978996
Price: 32.99 NZD
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A Side-by-Side Look at Confusable Critters

By Meg Fleming

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In this funny and fascinating picture book, learn about pairs of similar animals that are often confused for each other, and what makes them different! Tortoises and turtles, leopards and tigers, and crocodiles and gators all have similarities. But these easily confusable creatures are not the... Read More

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In this funny, fascinating nonfiction picture book, learn about pairs of similar animals that are easily confused for each other, and what makes them unique!

Description

In this funny and fascinating picture book, learn about pairs of similar animals that are often confused for each other, and what makes them different!

Tortoises and turtles, leopards and tigers, and crocodiles and gators all have similarities. But these easily confusable creatures are not the same!

Did you know that a dolphin has a bottlenose, while a porpoise has a snout? Or that a manatee’s tail is shaped like a paddle, and a dugong’s like a whale? Or that monkeys have tails, but apes do not?

With humorous text and hilarious illustrations, this book invites curious readers to discover what makes these animals special!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665978996

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 May 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Beach Lane Books

Illustration: f-c jkt (coated: fx: sculpted emboss, spot gloss UV on matte)+int. ill. (coated); POB case art diff fr jkt; digital

Contributors:

Illustrated by Steph Stilwell

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 435g

Pages: 40

Collections

Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Meg Fleming Science & Nature

About the Author

Meg Fleming is the author of Sometimes Rain, I Heart You, Here Comes Ocean!, Wondering Around, and The Everything Trail. A former voice teacher, Meg draws on her love of rhythm, rhyme, and lyricism to create and imagine stories. She lives in Minneapolis with her family. Visit her at MegFleming.net.

Steph Stilwell is a New York Times bestselling illustrator of books including I, Rock by Katie Slivensky and I Love You So Mush! by Dori Elys. Steph received her BFA in illustration from MICA and has since collaborated with clients like American Greetings, Snapchat, BarkBox, and Trader Joe’s. When she isn’t making work for clients, you’ll likely find her scribbling in her sketchbook, binge-watching a cooking show, or baking. Steph is based in Brooklyn, New York, and you can learn more at StephStilwell.com.

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