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christiana's review against another edition
4.0
What a cool collection of animals! I loved that it was divided into different sections of animals (rescue and protect, adventure and explore, change and solve, discover and pioneer, inspire and influence) and included animals I've heard of as well as some lesser known ones. I liked the map of where all the animals lived, but it made me wish that there was less from the United States!
tempestades_y_belleza's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
4.0
bethmitcham's review
4.0
This is a fun book with 50 stories about animals. It's a bit long for a picture book, and the organizing principle seems to be "animals that I like" by Ben, but I can see kids going for that. In fairness, there's chapters with names like "Rescue and Protect" but I barely noticed the themes as I read. There's a good mix of photos and illustrations, and a wide variety of animals. I suspect readalouds will take a few sessions, although early reading kids could power through. It's aimed at 8 and up, and kids could definitely read it on their own, but I can see younger kids also enjoying it.
There's a long glossary in the back which baffles me a bit, since I don't see kids reading about animals caring to look up a few words, but maybe I misjudge them? An index, which is brilliant, and a rather baffling explanation of the chapter names. I mean, if these explanations were necessary, why not put them on the chapter pages?
There's a long glossary in the back which baffles me a bit, since I don't see kids reading about animals caring to look up a few words, but maybe I misjudge them? An index, which is brilliant, and a rather baffling explanation of the chapter names. I mean, if these explanations were necessary, why not put them on the chapter pages?
debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
5.0
You love to read books about the extraordinary exploits of extraordinary people, right? How about the extraordinary exploits of animals? Who are the most famous animals in history? And what have been their accomplishments?
Animals have had some pretty amazing accomplishments, it turns out. You may have heard of Balto, the sled dog who led the team of dogs who brought medicine to children with diphtheria in Alaska. Extraordinary. What about Seabiscuit, the small horse that ended up being a champion racehorse? Koko the gorilla who learned sign language? Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who nested in New York City? Elsa the lion? Now read about Ozy, the octopus who could open a jar in seconds, and Kamunyak, the lion who adopted baby antelopes, and William Windsor, the goat who served in the British Army, and many more.
This would be fun for third to fifth graders who could read it themselves, but it would also be fun as a read-aloud for younger children.
Animals have had some pretty amazing accomplishments, it turns out. You may have heard of Balto, the sled dog who led the team of dogs who brought medicine to children with diphtheria in Alaska. Extraordinary. What about Seabiscuit, the small horse that ended up being a champion racehorse? Koko the gorilla who learned sign language? Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who nested in New York City? Elsa the lion? Now read about Ozy, the octopus who could open a jar in seconds, and Kamunyak, the lion who adopted baby antelopes, and William Windsor, the goat who served in the British Army, and many more.
This would be fun for third to fifth graders who could read it themselves, but it would also be fun as a read-aloud for younger children.
christiana's review
4.0
What a cool collection of animals! I loved that it was divided into different sections of animals (rescue and protect, adventure and explore, change and solve, discover and pioneer, inspire and influence) and included animals I've heard of as well as some lesser known ones. I liked the map of where all the animals lived, but it made me wish that there was less from the United States!
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