Gareth Stevens.Gareth Stevens 330 W. Olive St., Milwaukee, WI 53212 $22.00 each www.garethstevens.com Each 24-page focus on baby animals in the 'Born to Be Wild' series will appeal to leisure browsers who enjoy bright, vivid color on every page as they read about young animals in natural environments, making the entire series a recommended pick for elementary library collections. Each book pairs a detailed animal profile with questions and answers and discussions of how little animals grow and learn. Violette Rennert's Little Lions (0836847377) tells how little lions learn to be fierce; Colette Barbe-Julien's Little Hippopotamuses hippopotamus, herbivorous, river-living mammal of tropical Africa. The large hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, has a short-legged, broad body with a tough gray or brown hide. The male stands about 5 ft (160 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 5 tons (4,500 kg); the female is slightly smaller. The mouth is wide, and the incisors and lower canines are large ivory tusks that grow throughout life. (0836847369) tells of hippos who learn how to play in water and mud; Little Whales (0826847407) by Rennert tells how whales learn to sing and spout water; Annie Jones' Little Penguins (0836847-385) tells how penguins learn to toboggan and ski; Valerie Guidoux's Little Zebras (0836847415) tells how baby zebras learn to watch for hungry lions; her Little Dolphins (0836847350) tells of acrobatic water animals; and her Little Polar Bears (0836847393) reveals how polar bears learn to hunt seals, and Little Beavers (0836847342) reveals how little beavers learn to build dams. All are engaging, fun reads the very young will appreciate. |
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