This lovely title follows the life cycle of a badger, from a cub's first steps out of its den to finding a mate. You can find out about some of the different habitats that are the badger's home, from urban gardens to remote woodlands, and about the threats facing badgers today and why some people see them as pests. You can also be an 'animal detective' and find out how you can tell if a badger has been in your neighbourhood.

Includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary and 'unusual fact' boxes.

This book is part of a book series called British Animals .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Michael Leach is a natural history author, photographer and television cameraman specialising in mammals, both common and rare. He has written over 24 wildlife books and has filmed natural history programmes for a number of television companies, including the BBC. In the past few years he has studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda, orangutans in Borneo and otters in Britain.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Meet the badger
• 2: The Weasel Family
• 3: Birth and Growing Up
• 4: Habitat
• 5: Food
• 6: Finding a Mate
• 7: Threats
• 8: Badger Life Cycle
• 9: Badger Clues