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Orangutans Are Ticklish: Fun Facts from an Animal Photographer

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What a great book with quirky, fun animal facts. The photographs are gorgeous and there are interesting comments from the photographer about how he took these amazing pictures. Jill Davis finds the facts that flesh out the personality of each animal, so that learning about them is more personal and engaging. Fun for animal lovers of all ages!

Did you want to go to the zoo today? But it is raining or the zoo is closed for the day?

Well, this book is the solution. It is beautifully photographed and loaded with interesting information about a wide range of animals and amphibians! Steve Grubman is a photographer who has a way with animals of all sorts and Jill Davis has a wonderful way with words! So much fun for readers of all ages! You will even learn how Mr. Grubman managed to get such longing looks from a lion!

The three year old we bought this for loves it! Beautiful photos and great descriptions that give just the right amount of info for kids.

To accompany the wonderful photos there are very interesting facts about the animals. Descriptions on taking the photos are enlightening!

I was drawn to this book by the mischievous looking orangutan on the cover. Inside, there's a combination of wonderful close-up portraits of animals, a main text with interesting facts about each animal and tiny sidebars with comments from the photographer on how he managed to get the shot. The most dramatic of these side notes was about how the tiger got loose from it's handlers at one point, forcing Grubman to make a mad dash out of the room! Grubman's photos, which feature many animals' direct gaze to the camera, capture so much personality and expression and are truly what makes this book amazing for any animal lover.

A wide variety of creatures including aardvarks, grizzly bears, giraffes, alligators, hippos and more, are mostly photographed framed against white or jewel-toned backgrounds, and in a few cases, shown with multiple photos side by side depicting their different moods. My favorite section was the jam-packed appendix which included tons of additional facts as well as few more photos. With an attractive layout featuring large, easy to read font, and relatively simple vocabulary, this book will be a pleasure for preschoolers and kindergarten age children.