5.0

Wow ... this was amazing. I thought I knew a lot about animals, BUT apparently I still had a lot to learn. Reading about early scientific theories regarding each animal was interesting to say the least. It's difficult to imagine that these highly educated people actually believed what they were saying. They thought beavers chewed off their own naughty bits to avoid being captured by hunters for crying out loud! Maybe scientists will feel the same way about us 300 years from now. I also have to say that I love Lucy Cooke's sense of humor. I was laughing so hard I was crying at times which is nice every now and again with a book as serious as this one. I hope she continues to write books such as these. People should really spend more time learning about the life around them rather than destroying it or pretending it doesn't exist at all.