(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Mark Hallett. This authoritative book is packed with information about wildcats. Organized geographically, the coverage is worldwide, with plentiful details about different habitats and behaviors. Throughout, Becker shows awareness of and respect for the creatures' place in their greater ecosystems, concluding with conservation organizations devoted to them. Well-chosen photographs and drawings, from prehistoric miacids to contemporary wildcats, illustrate the text. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. "Seven little rabbits / Walkin' down the road... / To call on old friend toad." Cooney's humorously detailed and attractively colored sketches add vigor and charm to this cumulative counting book. Each picture draws viewers' eyes to small hand-lettered remarks--"Would you like a chocolate-chip cookie before going to bed?"

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1973

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Mark Clapsadle. Brown-toned illustrations detail a day in the life of a young cheetah living on the Serengeti Plains. The illustrations are accomplished but not particularly engaging; the text dutifully recounts the cheetah's experiences traveling across the grassy plains, running from an angry warthog, and waiting anxiously for his mother's return. A list of cheetah facts preceeds the story.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo