Born in the Wild

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School Department, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 1, 2014

Review

Children will immediately be drawn to the tender illustrations of baby animals and their parents. The giraffe baby and mom on the cover will make any reader want to open the book. Throughout the book, a double page spread with a simple statement tells of an animal's need or life event; "a baby is born," "a baby is hungry," "a baby needs protection" etc., then another double page spread tells how various animals meet that need. There are interesting facts for young readers to learn throughout the text and in a paragraph at the end about each of the twenty six animals mentioned. It also includes a glossary, sources, adn web sites for more information. A great example of a nonfiction book for young children.

Overall Book Score: very good