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Mack's World of Wonder. "The Cutest Baby Animals"
by Mack van Gageldonk
* Age Range: 5-6 years
* Grade Level: K+
* Series: Mack's World of Wonder
* Hardcover: 80 pages
* Publisher: Clavis (Nov. 11, 2018)
* Language: English
“Calling baby animals cute may seem redundant, but this … does indeed highlight some of the cutest animals on the planet….encourages children to both listen and look for animal distinctions beyond their cuteness.” ― Booklist
Unwrapping some adorable illustrations for you to enjoy
Unravelling the book
This new edition to the series "Mack's World of Wonder" will have kids focused on the beautiful pictures and added playful illustrations. The book is divided into two sections: one highlighting farm animals and the other baby animals in the wild.
What child wouldn't want the answer to...
"What does a newborn sheep look like? Can a baby duck swim?
Where does a baby bear like to play? What color is a baby zebra’s stripes?
Is a baby rhinoceros born with a horn?" (which makes every human mother cringe)
The book documents what that particular baby animal is called, how it feeds and the natural environment it lives in. To go deeper beyond the visual cuteness the author has added interesting facts about the animal and at the bottom of the page an illustrated quiz activity that will engage and encourage kids to listen intently and look carefully at the information the author has provided for each distinct animal. This Dutch import will have kids going back again and again to learn more about these adorable little baby creatures. I highly recommend this book.
Storywraps Rating - 5++ HUGS!!!!!
Meet the author
Mack (1960, the Netherlands) is a graphic designer and illustrator from The Netherlands. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. During his education he made funny and educational cartoons about, among others, penguins and whales. These cartoons were later bought by the ‘Diergaarde Blijdorp’-zoo in Rotterdam. By now Mack is a regular illustrator at this animal park and he is the author of several children’s books, in which animals often are the lead characters.
Mack has a primitive way of drawing. He gets inspired by African art and the paintings of the Australian aboriginals. Both create a immense power by simplifying shapes. Mack wants to combine that powerful simplification with a subtle sense of humour.
“In my books I try to teach children something in a funny way,” Mack says. “If I draw a penguin, it doesn’t matter to me that much how pretty he is or how good of an swimmer he is. What I want to show the most is how baggy he stands on the ice and how funny his walk is. That funny bagginess is what I try to catch in a couple of lines. Only when children can laugh about it, I think to myself: ‘Yes, I did it’.”
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