We all know the animals that make up the Big 5: elephant, leopard, rhinoceros, buffalo and lion. But have you come across their smaller namesakes, the Little 5? The trumpeted elephant shrew the spotted leopard tortoise, the sharp-nosed rhinoceros beetle, the brave buffalo-weaver bird and the tiny, toothy ant lion. They’re easy to miss in the African bush because they’re so small! Can the Little 5 find Puppy before bedtime?

Illustrated by: Janina Pechova