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A review by shanaqui
Penguins and Other Sea Birds by Matt Sewell
informative
fast-paced
3.0
I think the major reason to pick up Matt Sewell's Penguins and Other Sea Birds is really for the art: though it does contain facts about each bird, each bird only gets a short paragraph. There is some neat info included, like the fact that certain birds (male crested auklets, if you're curious) smell uncannily like tangerines -- but it's mostly just titbits.
The art is cute, though sometimes I think he does choose to emphasise odd features of the animals, probably to give the images more character. So it's not a great resource for recognising the birds that you might be likely to be able to spot for yourself in the wild.
The art is cute, though sometimes I think he does choose to emphasise odd features of the animals, probably to give the images more character. So it's not a great resource for recognising the birds that you might be likely to be able to spot for yourself in the wild.