Animal Parents

Band: White
Scheme: Tree Tops
Type: Non-Fiction
Author: Elspeth Graham
ISBN: 9780198461074
Animal Parents book cover

What's the book about?

Discover how different mums and dads in the animal world care for their babies, from keeping them warm to keeping them safe. You’ll see how some parents stay close and protect their young, while others leave them to look after themselves from the very beginning. Along the way, you’ll enjoy amazing photos and fascinating facts that help you understand how baby animals survive and grow.

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Sample page from Animal Parents

Reviews

Aurora, Age 4

Rating:

This book is about
This is all about animals and how their mummies and daddies look after them. I thought it was sad that some baby animals never know their parents. Although I did like learning about the penguins!

The main characters are
Non-fiction

My favourite part of the book is
The penguins! The baby ones were so cute and fluffy!

I would also like to say
I am so glad I know my Mummy and Daddy - I really need them still to do lots of things for me.

Ciaran, Age 5

Rating:

This book is about
The book is about how animal mummies and daddies care for their young.

The main characters are
The animals and their parents.

My favourite part of the book is
When the penguin daddies balance the penguin eggs on their feet for about two months in the freezing snow until they hatch.

I would also like to say
Turtles do not have parents who stay to care for them.

Hannah Courtney, Age 7

Rating:

This book is about
parents and their babies. It is interesting and I learnt lots of new things.

My favourite part of the book is
when the gorilla was holding a kitten. I loved that photograph. The gorilla used sign language.

I would also like to say
mummy showed me how to sign my name.