A downy Canada gosling peeking out from under its parent's wing. A spindly-legged baby wildebeest in East Africa taking its first steps. A trio of golden retriever puppies gnawing on a stick. Taken in locations around the world, the images in this appealing volume bring to life the playful natures, endearing vulnerabilities, and irresistible brand-newness of a wide range of baby animals, both wild and domestic. At once heartwarming and enlightening, Baby Animals features pictures that capture intimate and entertaining moments in the daily life of the young of various species, accompanied by captions that provide fascinating tidbits on animal behavior, habitat and much more. Readers witness first flights and forays away from the safety of the nest or burrow, and quick retreats back to the protection of animal parents. Photographs of a mother orangutan cradling her child, a red fox barking at her cub, and a young lion cub practicing its offensive tactics on its patient mother demonstrate the close connection between animal babies and their parents. Similarly, pictures of a still fuzzy wolf cub throwing back its head to howl and a kitten pouncing on a real or imagined mouse depict young animals' assertion of independence. The chunky, three-dimensional quality of this book is perfectly suited to the lively nature of the subject matter of this volume, as baby animals practically spring off its pages.
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A founding member of Milan's Museum Educational Association, Angela Serena Ildos has written several children's books on wildlife and domestic animals. She has co-authored White Star's Great National Parks of the World with her colleagues at ADM. The mother of two, she lives in Italy with her family and many pets.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just wonderful. Great for kids!,
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This review is from: Baby Animals (CubeBook) (Hardcover)
The book is small but heavy - it's a high quality print, contaning hundreds of pictures of baby animals by themselves or being cared for by their mothers. The selection is very good, and makes for a great reading with my little kids.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a spiritual experience,
By saharagold "saharagold" (City of Angels, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Baby Animals (CubeBook) (Hardcover)
I saw this book for sale when I went to the World Famous San Diego Zoo to photograph animals. It is an amazing book - I look at it to lift my mood, which it never fails to do. Baby humans and baby animals always bring out that nurturing, sensitive, capable-of-awe part of me that can only be described as spiritual. The book is a nice, compact size. The pictures are bright and glossy. It is stunning to see baby animals negotiate all of the developmental tasks they need to master to become adults and survive on their own. When I look at this book, I can only breathe a prayer of thanks and adoration to the Creator for the vast variety of colors, textures, individual personalities, functions, and LIFE He created and splashed across the canvas of this Earth for His (and our) enjoyment. For this reason alone, conservation efforts to preserve species and habitats are well worth it. In these pictures the drama of birth, death, humor, attachment, danger, play, loss, finding food, and survival are depicted in living color. Indeed, "a picture is worth a thousand words."
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Make sure you know if you're getting the MiniCube or the regular cube.,
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This review is from: Baby Animals (MiniCube) (CubeBook) (Hardcover)
Technically, this is my fault. I didn't check the product's dimensions before purchasing. However, how many people think to check the dimensions of a book? The title does reference MiniCube, but that's fairly easy to overlook, especially since this book does come in a larger format, which is also called a cube book. I assumed I was getting a small book, maybe 4-6 inches for height and width rather than a tiny book, 2 or so inches in height and width (though it is quite thick). Aside from my self-induced disappointment, the book is fine. The pictures are decent enough, though I can't say I was particularly blown away by them. I don't know if that's due solely to the small size of the images, which certainly does lessen their impact, or if it's because the photos themselves aren't all that special as far as this kind of nature photography goes. Certainly there are some really nice photos, but overall I'm left underwhelmed. I plan on giving this book to my 3-year-old son for Christmas as he loves animal photos. If he likes it, I might add a star.
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