Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth (Our Natural World)

The book was nice, but not as good as the tiny creatures one. The conservation message at the end left a bit of a sad note too. The 4-6 year olds we read this too don't need to go home weeping because all the animals are going to die out - at this age you want them to learn to love and respect nature. You need to give kids a positive outlook and deal with reality later on. Truth is, since the very begging of life on earth, long before mankind walked the earth, the geologic record is full of extinction, climatic changes, and catastrophic events... to put the weight and responsibility of somehow stopping that change and stopping extinction on a small child is too overwhelming and frankly unrealistic. Yes there are things that can be done far better on man's part... like stop using so much plastic or killing hawks with those windmills and cutting down their addiction to energy sources. ... but these tiny children should learn about all that stuff when they are older and have the mental capacity and ability to play a role. Broad generalized statements are only going to burden kids with sadness and make them feel hopeless... give them specific things to do and then they can soar.

I bought this book to read to my daughter (my wife and I are both biologists) based on a recommendation from a friend. The artwork is great and the writing is great, but what makes me give a less than 5-star review is the fact that it ends on a serious downer. Children tend to not respond well to the doom and gloom approach to teaching about environmental responsibility. If the story teaches this lesson, then ends on an inspiring note, the lesson is better learned. If it just ends on a sad, depressing note, children walk away feeling helpless. This has been studied in education circles.

I teach art to children’s and also love the works of illustration as well as nature and animals so this book was for me. I use for inspiration for my own work and for projects I would do with my students. Gorgeous book for anyone who loves nature. Also the message of the book fantastic.

Love the quality of this children's book.

Perfect gift.

Gorgeous illustrations. The text was less compelling for little readers, but the pictures were some of the loveliest we have seen.

This picture book invites readers to think about the wide amount of diversity in the animals and plants that live on our planet. The book offers a small scientific facts on some pages, giving a closer look at things like mushrooms, microbes, elephants, and habitats. The book moves on to fill pages with images of different types of animals, one fascinating two-page spread has animals that were discovered in the last 50 years. It also explores food cycles for several different species. The book ends with information on how humans are negatively impacting species in the world and encourages children to be aware of how they can make a difference. Filled with interesting facts and vibrant illustrations, this picture book is an invitation to explore nature even further. Appropriate for ages 4-7.

MUST READ! MUST READ! MUST READ!EVERY PERSON ALIVE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK. Some will ignore it and continue on their destructive path, but hopefully enough people will read it and care and help stop the destruction.This book should be read to every grade level.Love the hide and seek feature filled with so many living things!Written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton and published by Candlewick Press.#NF #animals #saveourplanet

beautiful book