Celebrating our wild world in poetry and pictures.
Title: Animal Ark
Author: Kwame
Alexander
Photography: Joel
Sartore
Publisher: National Geographic
ISBN: 9781426327674
Review:
The world is full of
wonder. Animals and humans alike are what makes this world so very special. But
if we are not careful we could see our world, their world slip away right
before our eyes. This colorful guide with extraordinary pictures of animals from
the earth, sky and sea are depicted in a way that pleads to us to be sure to
take care of them and help them survive.
“Our actions matter. They reach to the smallest of us.
And the biggest. Remember, we are part of forever. Zipping and zooming and
diving and dashing from place to space. Angels with fins and iridescent armies
on the move. Blending for protection Blending with the moon. Nature is genius. This
is our home. Listen. We are unique. We share a story. A beginning, a middle and
if we are not careful…and end.”
Kwame Alexander
The words and photos will
move you. Each animal, insect, and fish
depicted seemingly pleads to the reader to notice them and hear them ask for
our help for their very survival. A sea urchin photo has words across the page “a
thousand silent waving arms grab hold of us!” A photo of a bat has words in
bright yellow that read “wings like a cape, ready for flight into the sweet,
dark night.” Colorful butterflies, a monkey, leopard, and tiny octopus are also
found here. Parents and teachers along with young readers will be inspired by
all of these wonderful creatures and exhilarating photography. The back pages
have a note from the photographer and the writer. There is even a definition of
what a Haiku is which is what readers will be enjoying throughout this book. A
colorful guide is also here providing readers with the types of animals shared.
Courtesy of Media Masters Publicity
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