Customer Reviews

Face to Face with Lions (Face to Face with Animals)

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My second graders love this Face to Face series (particularly the newest Frog one). It is written at a level appropriate for them (something the previous reader didn't seem to notice -- the target audience is young elementary children, not adults). The photographs are gorgeous and really capture the kids' attention. Since our class subscribes to NG Young Explorers magazine, they were familiar with the style of writing and layout.
Good resources for where to get more info at end of book.

My wildlife-obsessed ten-year-old loved this book! The information is thorough and well-written, and the photography is beautiful! I highly recommend this book for upper-elementary or middle school kids who love big cats, African wildlife, or animals in general.

Also, I'd like to respectfully point out that Amazon's book review does recommend this book for grades 4-8, and that it is clearly marked as 32 pages. Please don't give a great book a bad review just because you didn't read the description carefully--it's unfair to the authors and to potential customers.

If you took a poll and asked kids if they'd like to have a lion cub as a pet, probably most of them would say yes, but it's out of the question because lions are dangerous! Beverly and Dereck Joubert could attest to that. They've spent a long time photographing, studying them and "trying to steer clear of their teeth." One time they thought they were going to be lunch when a male charged them. It was quite a scare, but they stood their ground and got a good look at those fangs.

In this book you will learn many interesting facts about lions (scientifically known as Panthera Leo), some you may take pride in already knowing, others you might say, "Wow, I didn't know that!" Did you know that "females seem to prefer males with darker, longer manes?" Did you know that when someone shoots a male lion as many as thirty other lions can die? You'll learn these and many other odd facts like how to keep a lion from eating you up, how to live with them, how to track them and an assortment other "wow" facts.

The photography in the book is wild, free and the story is captivating. This is the perfect book for the animal lover to immerse himself in. In the back of the book there are suggestions as to how kids can help in conservation efforts, a "Facts at A Glance" section, a glossary, index and recommended book, article and web sites. Did you know that the skinny, ugly old hyena can scare a lion? Wow!

This was a very disappointing "book". Barely more than a short magazine article, the dialog seemed appropriate for an elementary school child. Very superficial and definately not worth the time or money.

This is a CHILDREN's book, however it was not identified by you as such. I have bought books and videos by the same authors from you in the past and loved them. How am I supposed to know that this book is written for children if you do not tell me??? I just canceled all promotional material from you. If I can't rely on the info you send me I don't want it.