Review By KRISTIN WALD Everyone loves baby animals. Even the most jaded adult will admit to succumbing to warm fuzzies when faced with kittens and puppies. Suzi Eszterhas, an award-winning wildlife photographer, has a new series from Frances Lincoln called Eye on the Wild. The first two of the four-book series are Cheetah and Gorilla. A combination of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Gorillas'
Eye on the Wild: Cheetah and Gorilla
April 11th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Tags: Animal Families·Baby Animals·Big Cats·Cheetahs·Early Elementary·Good for Toddlers·Gorillas·Great Apes·Kristin Wald·Mother's Day·Mothers·Natural History·Nonfiction·Older Elementary·Photography·Preschoolers·Primates·Suzi Eszterhas
Animal Aha!
October 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN In order to prove to the masses that animals are intelligent, scientists have spent countless hours – decades even (think: Jane Goodall) – observing their behavior or carrying out experiments. On a personal level, that irks me; it should be a given that animals (at the very least mammals since people […]
Tags: animal intelligence·Animals·Carolyn M. Mullin·Cockroaches·Diane Swanson·Dolphins·Elephants·Gorillas·Nonfiction·Older Elementary·Parrots·Pythons·Science
Breakfast in the Rainforest
January 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In Breakfast in the Rainforest, award-winning photographer Richard Sobol details his trip to Africa to see rare mountain gorillas in their native habitat. This book is not simply a glossy biology of gorillas. There is plenty of information about the gorillas’ life cycle but Sobol also chronicles the complexities of his […]
Tags: Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environmental Children's Literature·Gorillas·Jennifer Gannett·KIND Children's Honor Books·Natural History·Older Elementary·Richard Sobol·Uganda·Wildlife
Gorilla
January 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY If your kiddo likes Good Night, Gorilla, I suggest you freecycle (or maybe just recycle) the zoo propaganda and pick up a secondhand copy of Anthony Browne’s Gorilla instead. This heartwarming picture book details the enchanted evening a little girl Hannah, somewhat neglected at home, experiences with her toy gorilla-turned-real. What makes […]
Tags: 1980s Childrens Literature·Anthony Browne·Children's Laureate·Chimpanzees·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Gorillas·Orangutan·Preschoolers·Primates·Zoo