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Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality Audiobook
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This groundbreaking YA nonfiction title from two-time National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer is a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed 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 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.
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"“Together, the creators deliver punch lines…all supporting the argument that…as science shows, queer behavior has never been ‘unnatural.’“"
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Mind-expanding, guffaw-inducing, and truth-telling…Guides readers to a frontier where no STEM curriculum has gone before.”
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“A groundbreaking young adult publication that documents new insights into animal behavior, including research previously repressed or ignored.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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Finalist for the Audie Award for Best Narration in Nonfiction
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About Eliot Schrefer
Eliot Schrefer is an author whose work 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 is on the faculty of the Hamline University and Fairleigh Dickinson University MFA programs in creative writing and reviews books for USA Today. Visit him online at www.eliotschrefer.com.
About the Narrators
Joel Froomkin is a UK transplant, having grown up with American parents in a British commonwealth. He is often cast for his unique ability to deliver native, authentic combinations of both American and British sounds. His wit and comedic timing also appeal to producers. He has developed a strong body of work for young audience, historical, fantasy, new-adult, romance, and m/m fiction.
Andrew Eiden, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is an actor and voice artist. He has been acting since the age of four, working at regional theaters including La Mirada Theatre, the Glendale Center Theatre, and the Pasadena Playhouse. He has starred in dozens of national commercials, guest-spotted on numerous television shows, and has been a series regular on three programs: Discovery Channel’s Outward Bound, Disney Channel’s Movie Surfers, and most notably ABC’s Complete Savages
Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.
Blair Underwood is an author and award-winning actor, director, and producer. He lives in Los Angeles, California.