Red Pandas (Animal Safari)

Megan Borgert-Spaniol

ISBN 10: 1626172137 ISBN 13: 9781626172135

Publisher: Bellwether Media, 2014

Synopsis

A close relative of the giant panda, these dwarfed mammals claim forest habitat as home. Red pandas have an extended wrist bone that acts like a thumb, helping them climb trees where they spend the majority of their time. Climb along with these furry animals in this informational title for beginner readers.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2-Basic facts and easy-to-read text are the key features of these animal introductions. Each spread contains a page with one or two short sentences of text that faces a large photograph and occasional insets. Topics covered include habitat, physical features, diet, and life cycles. Only Cranes mentions predators. Facts are clear and accurate, but the straightforward narrative is low on excitement. Readers learn that platypuses lay eggs, for instance, but nothing about how rare that is among mammals. Photographs provide some measure of excitement to supplement the text, such as an image of dancing cranes and one of a baby sloth hanging from a tree. In some cases, though, the visuals don't support the specific facts especially well. VERDICT The consistent, if unexciting, structure makes this series a good fit for beginning readers hoping to digest introductory data, but they will need to look elsewhere for more engaging treatments of these highly interesting animals.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bellwether Media
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1626172137
• ISBN 13: 9781626172135
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 24