"We are all on Earth but for a fleeting moment, yet no two lives are the same. From the delicate mayfly, which lives for just a few precious hours, to the death-defying immortal jellyfish, this book about animal life cycles is a celebration of creatures big and small." -- Provided by publisher.

"First published by Big Picture Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, 2022"--Title page verso.

Our time on Earth -- Adult mayfly -- Honeybee -- Monarch butterfly -- Pygmy goby -- Labord's chameleon -- Opossum -- Etruscan shrew -- Giant Pacific octopus -- Axolotl -- Periodical cicada -- Trapdoor spider -- Grizzly bear -- Brandt's bat -- Echidna -- Orangutan -- Laysan albatross -- Kākāpō -- African elephant -- Saltwater crocodile -- American lobster -- Orange roughy -- Galápagos giant tortoise -- Bowhead whale -- Greenland shark -- Ocean quahog -- Glass sponge -- Immortal jellyfish -- How long animals live.