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Children's Nonfiction General

Wild Babies

by (author) Margriet Ruurs

illustrated by Andrew Kiss

Publisher
Tundra
Initial publish date
Mar 2003
Category
General, Mammals, Baby Animals
Recommended Age
4 to 8
Recommended Grade
p to 3
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780887766275
    Publish Date
    Mar 2003
    List Price
    $18.99

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Description

Placed 3rd in the Picture Book Category of the 2004-2005 Chocolate Lily Book Awards
Nominated for Shining Willow Award (The Saskatchewan Young Reader’s Choice Awards)

A gorgeous introduction to wildlife families that features breath-taking art full of hidden surprises for young readers.

The lively alliterative text in Wild Babies describes raccoon kits, otter pups, loon chicks, wolf cubs and more. Share the joy as these adorable babies learn to navigate their world of forests, mountains, or lakes. A legend helps to identify objects hidden in each painting, while detailed notes provide added information for budding naturalists.

The perfect book for summer campers, and for armchair campers too.

About the authors

Margriet Ruurs is the award-winning author of forty books for children. Passionate about literacy, she writes children's and educational materials and conducts author visits and writing workshops at international schools around the world. Her picture book biography A Brush Full of Colour: The World of Ted Harrison won the Canadian Children’s Literature Roundtables Information Book Award and the Crystal Kite Award, and was nominated for several others. Born in the Netherlands, Margriet raised her family in the Yukon, Canada. Today, when she isn't travelling, she runs a booklover's bed and breakfast on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia.

 

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Editorial Reviews

“Kiss’s illustrations are more than a visual feast…Libraries…should…make room on their shelves for this attractive title.”
School Library Journal
“…Andrew Kiss’s paintings of each baby animal or bird [are] richly detailed, each painting a master of realism incorporating the creature’s habitat as well as –it seems –every fold of skin, or shading of fur.”
The Globe and Mail
“…this beautiful book includes…richly coloured meticulously detailed painting[s] depicting wild babies in their habitat. A single line of poetic text accompanies each…illustration… Young children will be delighted with the opportunity to discover secrets hiding in each painting… Although Wild Babies is a perfect book for pre-school and primary children, the power of its simple prose and lush paintings will ensure its appreciation by older children. Libraries…will want to add this handsome and informative book to their collection. Highly Recommended.”
CM Magazine

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