No one ever said it was easy being young, and it's especially true if you're a little creature out in the big, bad world: Cats don't recognize their grandparents, anteaters never have siblings, and baby elephants cannot control their trunks. There is a strange humor in it, though, and here 100 animals are profiled, with an illustration, an informative caption, and a wry quotation. The appendix contains further zoological details and humor to flesh out each entry.