Customer Reviews

Gone Wild (Caldecott Honor Book)

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Ostensibly about the alphabet, this book teaches so much more. Through clever illustrations, McLimans introduces children (and adults!) to a variety of endangered animals. Each page contains a stylized black-and-white illustration of the animal in the form of a letter along with a separate stylized red illustration of the animal. For instance, the head of the bald-headed Ukari is integrated into the shape of the letter U, while the entire animal is portrayed in red next to the letter design. Each page also contains facts about the animal (such as its natural habitat and potential threats).

Students, teachers, and parents interested in exotic or unusual animals or becoming more aware of environmental issues will find this book worthwhile. This book is appropriate for families or classrooms of mixed ages since younger children can practice their letters while older children can learn about these unusual and endangered animals.

this is a wonderfuly illustrated book that manages to incorporate the many species of endangered animals names with the letters of the alphabet.While I bought it for my grandson(2) he is too young to appreciate it, so I have put it away for him to enjoy in the years ahead. I recommend it for the art work and for all the information that is on each page.

My 16 months old really enjoyed the book. She likes the graphics - which is done in black and white. We adults enjoyed the actual reading portion. The information is very educational. I can see my baby reading this book with a different perspective when she is older.

A truly beautiful and creative book that reminds us of those great typography designers such as Aldus Manutius, Nicolas Jenson or Claude Garamond. My child loved discovering wild (and sadly endangered) animals through the pages of Gone Wild.

This purchase was made for my grandson. Even though he just turned 4, he was excited and able to easily identify all of the symbols used in this book. I believe it is stimulating, creates an environment of not only imagination, but the desire to learn more. It has been challenging for him and it is amazing to seem him learn so quickly using this type of tool. I would recommend this book - especially for any children that are familiar with many of the other books available through Amazon that are similar in content(i.e. What do You Do With A Tail Like This?).

The illustrations are fabulous! I have used it with my Pre-Kindergarten class for the past three years. Always a huge hit!

As a designer myself, I appreciate the creative approach to the lettering--i.e., how the illustrator incorporated the picture of the animal into the alphabetical letter. That's not easy, and I felt the illustrator did a very good job.

However, the book is not very engaging for children. There's no story, the pictures are a bit abstract and hard to make out (for a child), and the black and white nature of the pages is kind of dreary. I think the concept of the book is interesting, but it's not very exciting for children.

This is a book not only for cuddling up with my grandchildren, but for their own quiet contemplation. The black-and-white drawings are delightful and clever. Multiple viewings just add depth to what a child sees.

Sharing a book is one of our favorite past times but my kids were totally not interested in this book. They wanted to see pictures of the animals and the black and white drawings were just not very interesting. I'm not sure what age group this book would appeal to.

This book was totally uninteresting to my grandchildren. It's a book that adults think will catch the interest of little ones and does not.