As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
142 pp.
| Houghton
| April, 2019
|
TradeISBN 978-1-328-76704-2$14.99
(3)
4-6
True Tales of Rescue series.
Photographs by
Ella Baron.
The rescue stories of four orphaned raccoon kits and an injured anteater pup are used to spotlight the work of two animal sanctuaries in these series entries. Accessible text, engaging photographs, and frequent informational sidebars allow readers to shadow the volunteer caregivers as they work toward the ultimate goal: releasing the animals back into the wild. One of the young creatures "narrates" part of each book. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these True Tales of Rescue titles: Anteater Adventure and Racoon Rescue.
32 pp.
| POW!
| October, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-1-57687-837-8$16.99
(3)
PS
Illustrated by
Kelly Fry.
The anteater narrator loves food ("Tortellini? Totallini! / Strudels? Noodles? I'll eat oodles") but won't eat ants. After sharing his brightly illustrated foodie fantasies, he has dinner, enjoying the (wink) "spicy, crunchy little peppers" his mother has sprinkled on his salad. Marvin pokes gentle, delicious fun at the psychological component of food aversions. (Fire ants? "Well that's totally different.")
24 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60453-578-5$19.93
(4)
K-3
SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals series.
A clean, inviting design frames the text in this early reader series about Australian baby animals. Group names, special habits and features, diets, and predators are covered (though some explanations are confusing or otherwise unsatisfying). Occasional sidebars support the texts and/or the (mostly) clear photographs. "Vital Statistics" and "Fun Facts" pages are useful for making comparisons among the animals. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Baby Australian Animals titles: It's a Baby Kangaroo!, It's a Baby Australian Fur Seal!, It's a Baby Flying Fox!, It's a Baby Spiny Anteater!, and It's a Baby Tasmanian Devil!
(4)
K-3
Anteater Julius wants an ant, but he keeps getting deterred: by school, by a zoo trip, by the cops. The rhymes stammer, and on every page there's a lot going on--text in varying fonts, central images plus visual grace notes--but readers might appreciate the silliness and Reed's daffy paintings with surprise collage elements.
32 pp.
| Child's
| January, 1999
|
LibraryISBN 1-56766-498-9$$22.79
(4)
K-3
In each book, a brief text covers topics such as habitat, food, physical characteristics, raising young, and predators. Although blandly written, the text in each book is informative and printed in a large typeface, and the full-page, close-up photos are eye-catching. Glos., ind.
48 pp.
| Watts
| March, 1999
|
LibraryISBN 0-531-11515-1$$22.00
(3)
4-6
Animals in Order series.
Each book highlights a different order within the animal kingdom and contains an identical section on the classification of living things. Traits of the animal order introduce the book, and specific members of each order are presented in double-page spreads that include a large color photo. The information is well organized and clearly presented. Bib., glos., ind.
(3)
K-3
I Can Read Book series.
Dressed as a real detective in a Sherlock Holmes-style cap and overcoat, Aunt Eater spends her Halloween investigating four spooky cases. The first three mysteries turn out to be simple misunderstandings, but the final one stumps even Aunt Eater. Like earlier books in the series, this fourth Aunt Eater mystery features easy wording, large type, and lively illustrations.