Customer Reviews

Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Did you know that the cattle egret can ride on the back of a rhino to warn it of stalking predators? Or that a particular red ant supplies food to a caterpillar in exchange for its honeydew that they, in turn, eat? I never did either, till I read through this cute, educational book by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey.

Friendship is a common theme among children, so playing up the camaraderie of certain members of the animal kingdom with strike a familiar chord with young readers. The down-to-earth language and charming illustrations perfectly bring together education and entertainment.

There are fourteen descriptive pairs of animals in this book, all with full-page illustrations, and a handy pronunciation key for sounding out some of the trickier names. Just because it's informational, don't think you can't sit down and read this to your little one at a whim. When read from cover to cover it makes a great little story with lots of room for discussion. This would also make a great addition to any school library or classroom.

Enough scientific content to be interesting to parents as well as kids, great pictures, well told.