Pandas

Children's Literature

Open the pages of this book and travel through the mountain forest of western China where the pandas live. Each page holds photographs that are endearing and make the reader want to reach out and scratch the pandas' stomachs. The reader will smile throughout the entire book. Information is provided on how mother pandas care for their young and teach them how to take care of themselves until it is time for the cubs to go out on their own. The author has bolded important vocabulary words throughout the story and has provided a glossary, an index, a list of Web sites and books on the same topics, and organizations to contact. This book is part of a series called "In the Wild." This is an excellent way to introduce children to nonfiction reading and can be used in both the school and home. 2002, Steck-Vaughn Publishers, Josephs