Woodlands Animals

School Library Journal

Gr 4-6-Both books start with the same two-page introduction that offers a few standard tips for budding artists. Suggestions include drawing lightly at first and later erasing what you don't need, paying attention to spaces between lines as well as the lines themselves, and adding details and shading to the finished product. Instructions for drawing 12 animals are included in each book. A short paragraph introduces each one, with key words highlighted and referred to in a glossary. Children who take time to study the drawings should be able to replicate the pictures. Written directions clearly enhance the step-by-step process. Youngsters who want a more challenging guide than that provided in Ed Emberley's books but are not quite up to Lee J. Ames's titles will be able to hone their talents by following the illustrations offered here.-Ilene Abramson, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.