How old is a whale? : animal life spans from the mayfly to the immortal jellyfish /

"We are all on Earth but for a fleeting moment, yet no two lives are the same. From the delicate mayfly, which lives for just a few precious hours, to the death-defying immortal jellyfish, this book about animal life cycles is a celebration of creatures big and small."--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Murray, Lily (Author)
Other Authors:	Hodgson, Jesse (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Sommerville, Massachusetts : Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2023.
Edition:	First US edition.
Subjects:	Animal life spans > Juvenile literature. Animal life cycles > Juvenile literature. Life > Juvenile literature. Death > Juvenile literature. Animals > Juvenile literature. Animal life cycles. Life. Death. Animals. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Animals. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Science & Nature > Environmental Science & Ecosystems. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Science & Nature > Zoology. Animal life spans. Life cycles (Biology) > Juvenile literature. Life cycles (Biology) Illustrated works. Instructional and educational works. Juvenile works. Picture books.

Table of Contents:

Our time on Earth
Adult mayfly
Honeybee
Monarch butterfly
Pygmy goby
Labord's chameleon
Opossum
Etruscan shrew
Giant Pacific octopus
Axolotl
Periodical cicada
Trapdoor spider
Grizzly bear
Brandt's bat
Echidna
Orangutan
Laysan albatross
Kākāpō
African elephant
Saltwater crocodile
American lobster
Orange roughy
Galápagos giant tortoise
Bowhead whale
Greenland shark
Ocean quahog
Glass sponge
Immortal jellyfish
How long animals live.