The zebra gallops, the bumblebee flies, the lemur leaps and the tiger prowls --- ¿But look closer now ... We all have STRIPES!¿ This clever exploration of animal characteristics shows how each animal in diverse groups of four is completely different in many ways, but the same as the others in one significant way. Again and again, readers will be surprised at how animal traits come in many fascinating varieties!Think you know what makes animals different ... and the same? Look close, it's right before your eyes!

Heather Tekavec discovered while working as a preschool teacher that children's books were a lot more fun than adult books. In addition to books, Heather enjoys writing short stories, articles and poems for children's magazines, such as CRICKET, Chirp, Highlights and Totline, and has delved a few times into writing scripts and directing live theater. Heather lives in Cloverdale, British Columbia.