Animal Kingdom

Reviewed by: Brooke Faulkner - McArthur Public Library , Biddeford, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 12, 2015

Review

A fun miscellany of facts about animals, loosely organized into random tabbed categories (Species, Senses, Record Breakers, Food and Drink, Family, Habitats, Killers, Man's Best Friend). Employing a conversational tone, the author provides quick, readable anecdotes about a variety of animal life, focusing for the most part on the odd and superlative. Bright, stylized graphics illustrate each page and despite their sometimes busy presentation, the type and images work well together in terms of organizing each page. Besides a note on the title page that the book was researched by Simon Rogers, there is no sourcing and no back matter, which will disqualify it for use in many academic settings, but it is an engaging and distinctively browsable fact book that will catch the eyes of many an older grade or middle schooler.

Overall Book Score: good