Jealous Apes, Frightened Dogs and Empathetic Rats
Frans de Waal meets Jane Goodall in this seminal book for children
With an extensive and personal foreword by Jane Goodall
In this unique and fascinating book Lotte Stegeman delves into the hidden emotional lives of animals. For a long time, humans believed that animals did not have emotions. We now know better. But what exactly do they feel? At times, it can be difficult enough to understand other people, but fortunately we have words. But what if you are an elephant in mourning? A jealous monkey? Or a terrified dog? In a lively, infectious narrative style, Lotte Stegeman takes you on an amazing journey where you will discover that there is an awful lot going on in many animals’ heads. Because sometimes animals are just like people…
Praise:
‘This book is a gem for children, from which they will learn what we know today about the emotional lives of animals.’ – Frans de Waal, author of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? and Mama’s Last Hug
‘This book is packed with wonderful stories about animals which clearly show that they experience all kinds of feelings, just like us. […] After reading the book you will not only love animals but understand them better.’ – Dr Jane Goodall
‘A book of heart-warming true stories and scientific information about the emotional lives of animals.’ – Marc Beckoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals and Canine Confidential
Rights sold to Rowohlt Verlag (Germany), Dasan Books (Korea, via Momo Agency), Beijing Guangchen Culture Communication (Simplified Chinese, via Peony Literary Agency) and Kuraldışı Yayıncılık Eğitim Danışmanlık Ltd.şti. (Turkey, via Kovan Agency)
