Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing our Urban World

Reviewed by: Patricia Temple - Long Island Community Library, Long Island, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 8, 2014

Review

This is a good introduction for middle grade readers to the topic of urban wildlife. The book examines seven species, touching on how these animals move in to urban settings, how they survive and the problems they often cause and encounter. The diverse conflicts and sometimes surprising solutions to protecting and co-existing with different species is clearly presented using engaging photographs and concise chapters. Abundant backwater includes an index, bibliography, source notes and lists of books and websites for further information. The Epilogue gives the authors insight into why this is an important issue and examples of what some cities have done to improve their design to accommodate wildlife.

Overall Book Score: excellent