Tender Moments in the Wild: Animals and Their Babies (Moments in the Wild series) [Hardcover]

Stephanie Maze (Editor)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Moments in the Wild series

These amazing photographs and captions introduce young children to the bonds of love that exist between mothers and their babies in the animal kingdom. Through real-life images taken by some of the world's best wildlife photographers, kids can see how nurturing behavior in the wild resembles the love they receive from their parents. Images include a cheetah greeting her kitten with a nuzzle, an alligator protecting her young in her mouth, a hippopotamus teaching her baby the art of bathing, and a polar bear providing a cozy napping spot for her cub.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

World class wildlife photographers document the bond that knows no boundaries in Tender Moments in the Wild: Animals and their Babies, ed. by Stephanie Maze. A border of tiny stamps outlines the spread of each featured creature with a simple line of text (e.g.,"A seal cuddles with her baby on the beach"; "a crocodile carries her babies carefully in her powerful jaws").

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From School Library Journal

reS-Gr 2-This attractive celebration of the mother/child bond shows how some adult animals care for their young. Each spread features an appealing color photo of an animal with its baby(ies) that nicely represents a moment of maternal affection. The creatures depicted range from the photogenic polar bear and tiger families to a mother scorpion carrying her brood on her back and a female snake watching over her young. Silhouettes of each featured animal against a bright color create a border around each photo and add a clever design element. The minimal text, which is overlaid onto the art, does little more than identify the animal and activity shown. It's simple enough for newly independent readers, but would be equally well suited for one-on-one reading with preschoolers, who will be drawn to the pictures and will appreciate the book's premise. In comparison to Caroline Arnold's Mother and Baby Zoo Animals (Carolrhoda, 1999), Tender has larger art and less text.

Arwen Marshall, formerly at New York Public Library

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Moonstone Press, Llc (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970776802
• ISBN-13: 978-0970776808
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,047,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nature's parent/child bond in full color, July 29, 2002

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This review is from: Tender Moments in the Wild: Animals and Their Babies (Moments in the Wild series) (Hardcover)

Beautiful, captivating photography makes this one of the best pre-school picture books that I have had the pleasure to review. Instantly appealing it celebrates the bond of affection between a parent and child. Solidly bound to put up with the abuse that it is sure to receive as childred carry it around to have mommy or daddy read it to them one more time, it is a highly recommended purchase.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will mesmerize adults as surely as children, August 17, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tender Moments in the Wild: Animals and Their Babies (Moments in the Wild series) (Hardcover)

Tender Moments In The Wild: Animals And Their Babies is an utterly beautiful book for very young readers featuring full color, splash-page photographs of wild animals taking tender care of their babies. From a cheetah mother nuzzling her kitten, to a swan and her cygnet, to a mother scorpion giving her babies a ride on her back, the range of creatures and the intimacy of their care is amazing. A gentle, loving book with vivid, full color photographs that will mesmerize adults as surely as children!