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Capybaras and Pygmy Mice
Gr 3–5—Some muddled writing and less than ideal use of photographs limit the appeal of this set, which compares and contrasts two animals that are related but vastly different in size...
Police Dogs
K-Gr 2—A dog narrator leads readers through the basics of working canines in these introductory surveys...
Chicken
Gr 1–3—First person animal narrators provide much of the information about their lives on a farm, with mixed results...
Guinea Pig
K-Gr 2—Narrated by a child whose photo appears on the first page, these titles introduce the basics of pet care and selection...
American Quarter Horses
Gr 3–5—Through clear, straightforward prose, the author provides a solid overview of each horse, including physical characteristics, behavior, and history...
Bass Eat Their Own Young!
Gr 3–6—As the provocative titles indicate, the grosser aspects of animal behavior take center stage here, rounded out with more general species information...
Being a Sloth
Gr 3–5—An opening chapter invites readers to imagine themselves as the featured animal, either in fanciful terms ("Would you become an incredible drummer" if you were an octopus?") or more fact-based ones ("Your back legs are so weak that you can't walk") as a sloth...
Dogs
Gr 4–6 - Each title opens with a real life example of a clever animal in action, such as a trio of gorillas breaking a hunter's snare or an octopus dismantling its aquarium...
Elephant
Gr 1–3 -With two or three sentences per page and a focus on physical characteristics over behavior, these small trimmed books introduce notably large animals...
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