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Do Animals Have Feelings Too?
By Rice, David Talbot & Calvert, Trudy
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58469-003-0
- Publisher
- Dawn Publications (CA)
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 4, 2000
Gr 1-5 McKinney presents the ecological food chain in a rhyming story. Couplets are frequently sketchy or vague. For example, in describing an owl, she writes, "Her wide yellow eyes, designed for the night,/get their glow from the reptile, captured in flight." Some rhymes are forced ("The vulture is known as a great opportunist/that preys on the fallen if finding it soonest") making the explanation of the links in the food chain even more confusing. Wallace's illustr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
