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	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Annelie Geissler
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Children’s, Teenage & Educational

QUEER DUCKS (AND OTHER ANIMALS)

Jules Zuckerberg Eliot Schrefer

The Natural World of Animal Sexuality

This groundbreaking illustrated YA nonfiction from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of queer behaviors in animals.

A quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Join celebrated author Eliot Schrefer on an exploration of queer behavior in the animal world - from albatrosses to bonobos to clownfish to doodlebugs. In sharp and witty prose - aided by humorous comics from artist Jules Zuckerberg - Schrefer uses science, history, anthropology, and sociology to illustrate the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world. Interviews with researchers in the field offer additional insights for readers and aspiring scientists. Queer behavior in animals is as diverse and complex - and as natural - as it is in our own species. It doesn't set us apart from animals - it bonds us even closer to our animal selves. Eliot Schrefer is a New York Times bestselling author, has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award in Young People's Literature, and has won the Green Earth Book Award and the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award for Children's Literature. His novels include the Lost Rainforest series, Endangered, Threatened, Rescued, Orphaned, and two books in the Spirit Animals series. He lives in New York City, is on the faculty of the Hamline University and Fairleigh Dickinson University MFA in creative writing programs, and reviews books for USA Today. Visit him online at www.eliotschrefer.com.

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Book Published 2022-05-24 by Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins

Comments

Eliot Schrefer takes us on a groundbreaking journey of discovery into the sexual ways of animals. I laughed, cried, cheered and learned so much - about animals, sex, science and yes, even love. This book is a must-read for every teen.

In this hilarious, inviting, brilliant, absolutely revelatory book, Queer Ducks introduces us to new science and cool animals that show us that lovemaking is far more varied, far more exuberant, and far more useful than two opposite sex creatures simply making a bunch of babies. Thank you, Eliot Schrefer, for showing us a natural treasure trove of glorious ways to love, bond, and be.

A thoughtful, thought-provoking, and incredibly fun study of queerness across the animal kingdom... it will help queer kids feel less alone as it highlights the filtered lens through which the animal kingdom has for too long been presented.

In this deeply researched and necessary book, Schrefer takes readers through the scientific record of same-sex partnering in the animal kingdom. Species by species, study by study, coupling by coupling, he shares the data and shines a light on the human assumptions and cultural biases that have kept the natural diversity of animal sexual behavior under wraps for too long. Queer Ducks may be the most important book you read and share this year.

Mind-expanding, guffaw-inducing, and truth-telling - Schrefer's title guides readers to a frontier where no STEM curriculum has gone before.

This is a groundbreaking young adult publication that documents new insights into animal behavior, including research previously repressed or ignored. It also reassures readers that same-sex attraction, interaction, and sexual intercourse is completely natural, both in the animal and human realms.