50 Reasons to Love Animals (10 Reasons to Love...)

by Catherine Barr (Author) Hanako Clulow (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Discover 50 reasons to love animals! Lions have magnificent shaggy manes, penguins go tobogganing on their tummies, bears wiggle and dance as they scratch, whales sing songs, and elephants can feel sadness. But all the animals in this book especially need our love - now more than ever. Learn about their habitats, what makes them special, and show them you care with simple activities you can do at home.
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An eye-opener.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2—This nonfiction picture book showcases several ecosystems (dry savannas, coral reefs, icy tundras, and tropical rainforests) and explores environmental issues. Each spread provides a brief description of a biome and a few short facts about its inhabitants. Animals, plants, and interesting features are identified in the colorful artwork. Endangered species are highlighted. Activities that offer additional information about these endangered creatures and their environment are provided. Barr does a great job of writing for a young audience and effectively incorporates accurate terminology and unfamiliar vocabulary. Children will be drawn to Clulow's beautiful and enticing digital illustrations, reminiscent of Steve Jenkins's style. While too wordy to be used as a read-aloud with a young audience, the book would likely do well as a read-aloud for older children or shared one-on-one with younger children. VERDICT This would be an excellent book to share with a small group or to hand to any child who loves animals.—Kristin Williamson, Metropolitan Library System, OK

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Catherine Barr

Catherine Barr worked at Greenpeace International for seven years as a wildlife and forestry campaigner and has a long-running interest in environmental issues. While working as an editor at the Natural History Museum, she researched and wrote two major summer exhibitions: Dinosaurs of the Gobi Desert and Myths and Monsters. Her previous books for Frances Lincoln Children's Books include The Story of Inventions, The Story of Life, and The Story of Climate Change. She lives on a hill near Hay-on-Wye in Herefordshire with her partner and two daughters.

Steve Williams is a biologist with a degree in Marine Biology and Applied Zoology from the University of Wales. His lifelong love of wildlife was further inspired by eight years at sea, after which he trained as a teacher, and now teaches science in a rural comprehensive school in Wales. He is a beekeeper and lives near Hay-on-Wye with his wife and two daughters.

Amy Husband studied Graphic Art at Liverpool School of Art. Her first picture book, Dear Miss, was winner of the Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award in 2010, and she also wrote and illustrated Dear Santa, in the same series. Amy lives in the East Yorkshire countryside with her husband James, working from her home studio.

Mike Love is an illustrator from the UK. Since graduating from the Aberystwyth School of Art, Wales, in 2012, Mike has enjoyed being part of a wide variety of projects.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780711252462
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Ltd
Publication date
April 20, 2020
Series
10 Reasons to Love...
BISAC categories
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
JNF037020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection
JNF003270 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Endangered
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Habitat (Ecology)
Zoology
Animal ecology

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