The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Pringle, Laurence

Alligators and Crocodiles!: Strange and Wonderful

32 pp. | Boyds | February, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59078-256-9 $16.95

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Meryl Henderson. This book accessibly presents solid scientific information, from a short introductory narrative about baby alligators hatching and cheeping ("erk, erk, erk") to extensive data about crocodilians in general. Pringle offers facts about crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials' similarities and differences in size, behavior, and habitat in an engaging, friendly manner. Henderson's detailed, realistic-looking watercolors complement the text.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian