{"product_id":"the-creatures-guide-to-caring-how-animal-parents-teach-us-that-humans-were-born-to-care-hardcover","title":"The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively and revelatory journey through the evolution of caretaking on Earth, from animal parents to modern-day humans, making the case that caring for children and each other made us who we are\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoison frog fathers carry tadpoles on their backs. Killer whale grandmothers hunt to feed their adult sons. Tropical birds incubate their friends' eggs. Spider moms let their hatchlings eat them alive. Around the world, animals from the exotic to the familiar go to astonishing lengths to keep their young alive. Their biology, brains and behaviors show us what we have in common with other creatures, as well as what's unique about \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith warmth, humor, and occasional run-ins with bodily fluids, science journalist Elizabeth Preston leads a highly accessible tour of cutting-edge research into how and why we and other animals care for young. She discovers that humans evolved to raise our kids in cooperative groups, and that the tools we've inherited for caretaking aren't only for moms or dads--they're the basis for our human society.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Preston\u003c\/b\u003e is a science journalist who contributes regularly to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAudubon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She is a winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award. Preston is also a humor writer whose work has appeared in outlets such as \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Internet Tendency\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, and was the editor of \u003ci\u003eMuse\u003c\/i\u003e, a magazine about science and ideas for kids. She lives in Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47962969571540,"sku":"9780593657102","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0823\/3785\/7748\/files\/kwq3n5dui59780593657102.webp?v=1779277958","url":"https:\/\/bookschoices.com\/products\/the-creatures-guide-to-caring-how-animal-parents-teach-us-that-humans-were-born-to-care-hardcover","provider":"Books Choices ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}