The Horn Book Guide

SCIENCE

Ham, Catherine

Animal Naps

32 pp. | Charlesbridge/EarlyLight | July, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-9832014-1-0 $14.95

(4) K-3 Colorful photos of animals fighting or sleeping engage readers. Every page has its own background color, its own tag ("Seal Naps"), and an associated word ("Dreaming?"). Each animal also has its own poem, but the verse can be awkward and it sometimes personifies the animals ("Do you think they [giraffes] might cry?"). Photos of additional animals fighting or sleeping end the books. Ind. Review covers these titles: Animal Fights and Animal Naps.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian