The Horn Book Guide

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McAllister, Angela

Wild World

32 pp. | Quarto/Wide Eyed | April, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-84780-966-7 $16.99

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Hvass&Hannibal. This plea to protect the wild includes poems about life in thirteen habitats, including the rainforest, Arctic, desert, and deep sea. The lyrical free-verse poems often address habitats as characters ("Savanna speaks in whispering grasses"); most animal names mentioned in the verses are italicized. The digital illustrations lack depth but capture the settings in a stylized, colorful manner. More about each habitat and a note on conservation are appended.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute