THINK LIKE A GOAT: THE WILDLY SMART WAYS ANIMALS COMMUNICATE, COOPERATE AND INNOVATE
Illustrated by Alexander Mostov
Published by Kids Can Press
Humans are obviously the most intelligent species on the planet … right?
Not so fast! It turns out there are tons of other animals out there that are smart in ways we humans wouldn’t have guessed.
From grieving elephants and empathetic ravens to electric fish that communicate via signals, crows that can recognize human faces and goats that can solve puzzles, animal behavior shows us that there is more than one way to be intelligent. And that the world is filled with wildly smart creatures!
So, ready to find out how you can think like a goat?
(Ages 8 to 12)
REVIEWS / RECOMMENDATIONS
THINK LIKE A GOAT was a starred selection in The Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids & Teens, Spring 2024
CBC Books recommended THINK LIKE A GOAT in 26 Canadian early reader and middle-grade books to read in fall 2023 and 20 Canadian books to give kids and teens this holiday season
AWARDS
2025 Forest of Reading Yellow Cedar Award nominee, Ontario Library Association
2024/2025 Red Cedar Book Award nominee, British Columbia’s Young Readers’ Choice Book Awards