West Coast Wild Baby Animals

by Deborah Hodge, Karen Reczuch (Illustrator)

Overview

Meet the wild baby animals of the Pacific west coast!

Wolf pups, bear cubs, whale calves and eaglets are thriving in the ancient rainforest, rugged beach and majestic ocean of the Pacific west coast. This sweet introduction to baby animal names and behaviours, with gorgeous watercolor scenes, will delight toddlers and babies everywhere!

Key Text Features

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781773067476
Publisher:	Groundwood Books
Publication date:	05/07/2024
Series:	West Coast Wild
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	994,491
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

DEBORAH HODGE is the author of thirty-five books for children. Her awards include the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award, the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature and the honor book distinction for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature. Her work has also been featured on such lists as ALA’s Top Ten Best Environmental Books for Youth. Deborah is a former teacher and curriculum writer who lives in Vancouver, BC.

KAREN RECZUCH has illustrated many award-winning children’s books. Loon by Susan Vande Griek won the TD Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-fiction, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Picture Book Award and the Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada’s Information Book Award. Karen’s other books include West Coast Wild, also the winner of the Information Book Award, and three more titles in the West Coast Wild series, all by Deborah Hodge. Karen lives in Lake Country, BC.

Editorial Reviews

06/28/2024

PreS-K—Beautiful illustrations vividly capture a variety of young creatures that call the Pacific west coast home. Every animal is displayed with a very short sentence: "Deer fawns hide," for example, with the species name given in smaller font away from the main text on the page. The animals shown here are full of energy and emotion and the textures of the illustrations provide a sense of animation, as if the animals are practically leaping, pouncing, and diving off the page. Often the young creatures are accompanied by an older caregiver, offering a loving and comforting image of animals in their beautiful surroundings. VERDICT A lovely and tender introduction to a variety of animals in the region.—John Scott

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