Atmospheric illustrations and dramatic, straight-shooting language describe the food web interactions among predators and scavengers after a zeb... read full description
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Nov 05, 2011
Richie
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25 April 2011 AFTER THE KILL by Darrin Lunde and Catherine Stock, ill., Charlesbridge, July 2011, 32p., ISBN: 978-1-57091-743-1
"It is early in the morning, and a hungry lioness is on the prowl. She sees a herd of zebras grazing in the distance. Mmmm -- zebra! Her mouth begins to water."
AFTER THE KILL is a picture book that stopped me in my tracks. Year after year, there are children's books set on the East Africa plain that look so posed, so static. This More...
"It is early in the morning, and a hungry lioness is on the prowl. She sees a herd of zebras grazing in the distance. Mmmm -- zebra! Her mouth begins to water."
AFTER THE KILL is a picture book that stopped me in my tracks. Year after year, there are children's books set on the East Africa plain that look so posed, so static. This More...
Oct 14, 2011
Tasha
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Explore what happens after the lioness kills a zebra on the Serengeti Plain. While the hunt and the kill are part of the story, they are only the beginning. After the zebra is killed, the lion pride comes to eat and then other species start to gather. There are the vultures who share with the lions. Then the hyena clan that is able to drive the lions away and claim their share. Jackals use trickery to grab some food for themselves. The lions reclaim the carcass and continue to eat until th
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Jul 13, 2011
Christiane
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Graphic and disturbingly illustrated account of a lioness killing a zebra and devouring it, followed by vultures, hyenas, and jackals, who all benefit from the kill, all the way to the tiny meat-eating beetles who pick the zebra bones clean. This is an interesting book in that it looks at a part of the “circle of life” seldom covered in children’s picture books, but I found the tone to be off-putting. I really don’t think even a hungry lioness is thinking “Mmmm---zebra!” for example.
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Jun 29, 2011
Klee
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Not since April Pulley Sayre and "Vulture View," has an author laid bare the three R's of nature--- reduce, reuse and recyle. A vaulable story of realism that will never change and that children deserve to know and embrace instead of shirking from the truth.
Aug 10, 2011
Shannon
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Definitely not a book for the squeamish child or adult. I think about The Lion King and the song Circle of Life. While that is a happy song this may not be the happiest topic but it is a fact of life. Lion kill zebras for food and other animals eventually share this food.
While I am not a fan of watching the animal planet channel show about predators killing other animals I respect that they have to to live and this book is still an educational book for children.
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While I am not a fan of watching the animal planet channel show about predators killing other animals I respect that they have to to live and this book is still an educational book for children.
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Sep 15, 2011
Amanda
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Definitely a book for older kids. It was a great picture book and very factual. I may have found certain things grotesque but it was meant to be an informative book. I appreciate the honesty! :)
Jun 13, 2011
Elisabeth
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Not for the faint of heart (or zebra lovers) - but it is exciting and gruesome and very realistic. This book will make some kids very happy.
Aug 18, 2011
Beth
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I have yet to read this to my boys...although it would support my arguements in favor of meat-eating.
May 13, 2011
Ed
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Excellent, realistic portrait of predators, prey, and scavengers on the plains of East Africa.
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