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Synopsis
The world of animals is filled with amazing creatures and fascinating facts. Each animal in the animal kingdom has its own unique body parts, social life, and survival skills. The Wild Wild World series gives young readers an opportunity to learn about the animals of the world and to better understand what makes each one special. These high-interest nonfiction picture books are sure to captivate beginning readers with subjects that are always popular.Editorials
Children's Literature
This entry in the "Wild Wild World" series contains an animal overview, interesting facts subcategorized by headings of double-page spreads (e.g., "Many Kinds of Food" or "Special Defenses"), and lots of photographs arranged artistically or sequentially to illustrate a concept. While the photographs lack captions, they surround and face the short paragraphs of text that appear on each page. For instance, on a page discussing special defenses of butterflies, photographs showing butterflies with false eyespots or camouflaged with a shape like a dead leaf match the information in the text. However, by not using captions the series misses the chance to educate children on how to "read" the photos more deeply or to confirm what we think is being pictured. A three-word glossary and no index make this an additional purchase for most libraries. Perhaps families could read this book as an introduction to the topic because the good pictures will stimulate conversation and might lead to research in more complete texts. 2003, Blackbirch Press/Gale Group, Ages 7 to 11.—Susan Hepler, Ph.D.
Book Details
Published
April 1, 2003
Publisher
Cengage Gale
Pages
24
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781567118117