James Maclaine has written books about meerkats, general knowledge and manners, come up with countless drawing, doodling and colouring ideas, and devised puzzles and things to do for a range of activity books. His Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is the book that he wishes he'd had as a child.

• Chapters in this book include:- Top dogs- Fantastic fur- Pack life- Wolf homes- Making smells- Team hunters- Eating meat- Powerful paws- Baby wolves- Growing up- Lone wolf- Making faces- Noisy wolves- Sleep tight

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