Time Inc. Books, Animal Planet Partner on Children's Series
Animal Planet and Time Inc. Books have announced a three-year exclusive nonfiction children’s publishing partnership in North America. New titles are currently under development in a gift and companion series, Animal Bites series, and chapter book series.
Under the partnership, Time Inc. can also develop Animal Planet children’s books in the U.K. and Australia.
The program will kick off this fall with the publication of Animals: A Visual Encyclopedia, an in-depth look at the major animal groups, part of the gift and companion line.
Inspired by Animal Planet’s popular blog, the Animal Bites series will feature habitat-focused titles arranged thematically. The first titles in the Animal Bites series, Polar Animals and Ocean Animals, will publish in winter 2016.
The chapter books books will feature a recurring cast of kids who "use their knowledge of animals and problem-solving skills to help animals and each other." The first two titles in the chapter books series, Farm Friends Escape! and Dolphin Rescue! debut in winter 2017.
