Pulled from the pages of the wildly popular ZooBorns blog, this picture book presents the most charming critters ever: baby animals, ranging from the adorable to the zany! Featuring full-color photographs on every page and a cozy text perfect for reading aloud, this book is bound to become a must-have for animal lovers of all ages.
ZooBorns!: Zoo Babies from Around the World
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Browse the best books for every age and adventure including popular series, classics, and editors' picks in our Kids Summer Reading Store. |
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 3–This charming book about baby animals born in captivity features full-page color photographs. The simple text introduces each newborn. For example, “They call me Radar Ears, and I'm a fennec fox. My big ears help me hear yummy insects crawling across the sand. Listen! Did you hear that?” An interesting and unique variety of animals is represented, including an ocelot, an anteater, a spotted hyena, a mongoose, and 13 others. At the back of the book there's a corresponding silhouette for each baby that tells its name, species, zoo location, and conservation status, accompanied by a paragraph that gives interesting facts about the animal. The engaging up-close-and-personal photos will draw children into the book, and the text and extras provide good factual material to satisfy curious readers.Cynde Suite, Bartow County Library System, Adairsville, GA
© Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
© Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review
"If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then these stunning photographs starring precious animal tykes may be priceless. The range of real-life infants featured is extraordinary in its breadth, covering such unusual zoo or aquarium residents as the crowned sifaka and the tawny frogmouth. The captivating, clear photographs pose every cub, kit and so on at its most adorable."--Kirkus Reviews
"The engaging up-close-and-personal photos will draw children into the book, and the text and extras provide good factual material to satisfy curious readers."--School Library Journal
"Agonizingly adorable photographs of newborn animals steal the spotlight in this introduction to a baby fox, hyena, tiger, mongoose, and more.."--Publishers Weekly
"Cutest Book Ever!"--Wired.com
"Animal Babies Make Conservation Cute."--The New York Times
"ZooBorns pulls off the difficult task of being cute and interesting for people of all ages while also being informative. Many books seek this lofty goal but most fail."--Seattle Post Intelligencer
"The engaging up-close-and-personal photos will draw children into the book, and the text and extras provide good factual material to satisfy curious readers."--School Library Journal
"Agonizingly adorable photographs of newborn animals steal the spotlight in this introduction to a baby fox, hyena, tiger, mongoose, and more.."--Publishers Weekly
"Cutest Book Ever!"--Wired.com
"Animal Babies Make Conservation Cute."--The New York Times
"ZooBorns pulls off the difficult task of being cute and interesting for people of all ages while also being informative. Many books seek this lofty goal but most fail."--Seattle Post Intelligencer
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? |
More About the Authors
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A. Williams
Format:Hardcover
This is an adorable collection of photographs of various baby animals -- from tigers to hyenas, aardvarks and fennec foxes. The minimal text that accompanies each photo is nice, giving the animals' name (in most cases) and their species (very cool for kids - or adults - interested in animals as some of the creatures herein are not those typically focused on).
The photographs are quite good and almost more "portrait-esque" while still focusing on the specific creatureality (a term coined by the fabulous animal adventurer Kratt Brothers, Chris and Martin, tv series "Kratts Creatures" and "Be the Creature" - highly highly highly recommended! Though, for a slightly older audience than this book's target age range).
I didn't read all of the back matter, but it does go into each animal with a little more detail, both on the species and the individual animal (where it's from, where it's currently residing, etc.)
All in all a very cute book and a visual delight!!
***REGARDING THE OTHER ZOOBORN BOOK***
Please be aware that this book contains many - most - of the same pictures/animals in the other ZooBorns book (with the fennec fox on the cover). I almost purchased this book thinking it was the same set up as the "fox" book but with a different collection of animals and pictures. Instead, where the other book is smaller and with a wider variety of text and pictures, this book is larger and definitely more "kid focused" in text and structure. Both are great, but be aware that the pictures are going to be similar. Though, you will get more pictures in the other book.
The photographs are quite good and almost more "portrait-esque" while still focusing on the specific creatureality (a term coined by the fabulous animal adventurer Kratt Brothers, Chris and Martin, tv series "Kratts Creatures" and "Be the Creature" - highly highly highly recommended! Though, for a slightly older audience than this book's target age range).
I didn't read all of the back matter, but it does go into each animal with a little more detail, both on the species and the individual animal (where it's from, where it's currently residing, etc.)
All in all a very cute book and a visual delight!!
***REGARDING THE OTHER ZOOBORN BOOK***
Please be aware that this book contains many - most - of the same pictures/animals in the other ZooBorns book (with the fennec fox on the cover). I almost purchased this book thinking it was the same set up as the "fox" book but with a different collection of animals and pictures. Instead, where the other book is smaller and with a wider variety of text and pictures, this book is larger and definitely more "kid focused" in text and structure. Both are great, but be aware that the pictures are going to be similar. Though, you will get more pictures in the other book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By W. Linville
Format:Hardcover
I'm not really a fuzzy, cute, baby animal kind of guy. Or so I thought. We bought this book to read for our first child, who is not due until December. But I can tell you that comparing it with all the other kids books we've received, I would MUCH rather read this book 10 times each week than anything else. The pictures are fantastic, the text is witty and educational, and I'm sure our baby is going to love it. There is a blog too ([...]) with lots of other great stuff, and an adult book - ZooBorns - that we just ordered.
Great to stimulate a baby's senses, teach everyone a little about animals, and give parents an enjoyable read!
Great to stimulate a baby's senses, teach everyone a little about animals, and give parents an enjoyable read!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
ZOO BORNS! ZOO BABIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD offers seventeen new baby animals from zoo collections all over the globe, and centers on more unusual creatures not typically presented in 'animal babies' titles. From an okapi and a banded mongoose to a pygmy hippo, this offers a very easy read perfect for grades 2-3.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
ZooBorns!
We sent this book to our grand daughter in Ohio. She is two and one half. Our son said the book rated a 4 or 5 so I'm giving it a 5.
Published 2 months ago by Helen Flanner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Granddaughter Loved!
My granddaughter loves these books and was thrilled to have them. They are very educational and she loves animals very much!
Published 2 months ago by Trish
2.0 out of 5 stars
Cute but Shallow
Yes, baby animals are cute but I hoped for a little more depth on each species or even the particular animal pictured.
Published 3 months ago by Alec Schrader
3.0 out of 5 stars
Get the other Zooborn books, not this one
This book is not bad, but it's not nearly as nice as other ZooBorn books I've seen. The ZooBorn ABC book is wonderful, and so is the Zooborn: Newest, Custest... Read more
Published 8 months ago by EcoDesigner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love
I purchased this book for my two year old nephew and he absolutely loves it! We can read him the book or he can look at the pictures by himself. It's a win-win for everyone. Read more
Published 12 months ago by VADawgs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adorable!
I ordered this book for my daughter who asked for a baby animal calender for Christmas. I was in a hurry when I placed my order and did not realize it was a book until it arrived. Read more
Published 17 months ago by 3-RingCircus
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Adorable!
There's not a whole lot of information in this book (enough for kids) but the photographs are fantastic. Read more
Published 19 months ago by D. Morse
5.0 out of 5 stars
Adorable!
A great book. I think it is important for kids and adults to understand the sad truth about animals all over the world and how close we are to losing them.
Published 19 months ago by Kim L. Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and Educational
I got this book to read to my two year old daughter. We love looking at it together night after night. Read more
Published on January 27, 2011 by Jlord
5.0 out of 5 stars
For all animal lovers out there
Bought it for myself (and I'm not a child anymore ;)) Beautiful pictures, simply love it. Not sure why everyone who visits my house grabs the book to have a look inside ;)
Published on January 4, 2011 by Bee
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Listmania!
|
|
