My Lists
Featured Lists
The Animal Book
A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest--and Most Surprising--Animals on Earth
By Jenkins, Steve
- ISBN
- 978-0-547-55799-1
- Publisher
- Houghton (Houghton Mifflin Trade and Reference Division)
REVIEWS
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2013
While this might look like yet another animal encyclopedia (albeit handsomer than most), chock-full of "fun facts" and better browsed than read, Jenkins has given us something much more thoughtful and coherent. Beginning with a section defining the word animal and surveying the animal kingdom as a whole (97% invertebrates--who knew?), the book then covers "Family," "Senses," "Predators," and "Defenses, a logical and comprehensive structure to give a shape to such a large topic. A section on "Animal Extremes" does provide the kind of Guinness Book facts kids love to hoard,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013 | Science
This thoughtful and coherent book begins with a survey of the animal kingdom, then covers "Family," "Senses," "Predators," and "Defenses." A sect...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
