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A review by bethmitcham
WildLives: 50 Extraordinary Animals that Made History by Ben Lerwill, Sarah Walsh
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?