What if every creature in your backyard had a secret job?
Turns out, they do. Every creature in your yard clocks in for a job — pollinator, tunnel engineer, recycling director, soil chief. This illustrated field guide follows 50 of them from dawn to midnight, so your kids never look at the backyard the same way again.
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My grandson who is 10 years old is extremely knowledgeable about bugs and backyard critters. When I told him this book would teach lots of things he was skeptical, but once he looked at it, he could not put it down.!!
Kids outside ask endless questions faster than you can Google them. What's the purpose of that beetle? Why does the bee do that? What's living under this rock? Most nature books either bury it in jargon or skip the good stuff entirely.
The Secret Jobs of Backyard Creatures answers everything in plain language, with full-colour pictures instead of walls of text, so you stop guessing and start exploring together. It turns "I don't know, let me look it up" into an actual conversation.
Each spread covers one creature — its common name and real scientific name, a human job title like "Delivery Pilot" or "Soil Chief," a wow-worthy fact, a joke, and something hidden to find with a magnifying glass.
One reviewer put it perfectly: "It's set up to create a conversation and get kids engaged into asking questions." Every chapter even opens with a numbered index of the creatures inside it, so it's just as easy to browse as to read cover to cover.
What parents and grandparents are saying
Whether it's a rainy-day read-aloud, a homeschool nature unit, or a classroom favourite for 2nd and 3rd graders, each page stands alone — so you can dip into one creature at a time or read straight through.
Grab a magnifying glass, head out back, and turn it into a real scavenger hunt for the creatures inside.
50 creatures. Real life cycles. Big jobs in nature.
Kids discover how animals grow, live, survive, and help the backyard work — through colourful illustrations, funny jobs, and real facts.
Learning that feels like exploring. 🌿🐝
4.8 | 20,712+ Reviews
"This is a Very Interesting Book Even for Adults!"
DAT
My grandkids enjoy looking at this book and learning that each creature has its own job even if we can't see the "work" happening below the surface.
"Interactive for kids as young as 2"
Sarah J.
The most loved part was my kids using a little magnifier glass to find what was asked at the bottom of each page. The jokes were so memorable they wanted me to retell them all day.
"So engaging for my class"
Emogene Hill
This book was so engaging to my 2nd and 3rd graders. They loved the story and the pictures. It was a fun way to learn about different creatures in our world. I give this book a 5 star review!
"Great information and illustration"
Cindy Riley
A very sweet book. Wonderful illustrations, hidden objects to find, short passages to read. While I would have liked to have seen more facts, the book is a great way for children to begin exploring the outside world. Children younger than 6 would also enjoy this if someone read it to them.
"Very fun and informative book"
krista walkley
This is a great book for kids! It's very easy to read and the information is fantastic. My kiddo doesn't like reading much but she is truly enjoying this book. The style is great and although it's packed with so much education it is not overwhelming to her. Truly holds her interest. I homeschool and this book is an amazing help in a fun way, not like public school science books. I highly recommend this book.
"Such a cute book!"
Patrick Blumenberg
Such a cute book! It has hidden objects to find, jokes, facts, and a story. Keeps kids engaged without being too much.
We're confident your kids will love meeting the 50 tiny workers next door. Every order is backed by a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee.
Get Their Copy TodayWe're confident your kids will love meeting the 50 tiny workers next door. Every order is backed by a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee.
Get Their Copy TodayIt's written for kids ages 6-10, though reviewers report it working well for curious 3-year-olds (read aloud) up through 5th graders reading solo.
Yes. Every fact is fact-checked, with real common and scientific names for each of the 50 creatures featured.
Instead of a dry field guide, each creature is introduced through a human job title (delivery pilot, tunnel engineer, soil chief) that makes their role instantly click for young readers — plus a hidden object and a joke on every page.
Definitely — many parents use it as a homeschool science unit, and teachers have used it with 2nd and 3rd grade classes.
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Yes. Every fact is fact-checked, with real common and scientific names for each of the 50 creatures featured.
Definitely — many parents use it as a homeschool science unit, and teachers have used it with 2nd and 3rd grade classes.
Yes, we ship to many countries worldwide. Shipping availability and options will be shown at checkout.
You can reach our support team via email through our contact page, and we will respond as soon as possible.