Antelopes

Amazing Animals

by Kate Riggs

Meet the antelope! Learn about how this horned mammal lives in forests or on the savanna. Elementary-aged readers will discover antelopes of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the tiny royal antelope to the huge giant eland. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating savanna creatures. An African folktale explains how the tsessebe antelope got its horns. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series, this title will delight animal lovers and serve both report writers and browsers. Includes table of contents, an index, on-page definitions, and further resources for interested readers.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals

24 pages, Paperback

First published February 29, 2016

Reviews

[J. Boo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some nice photographs of antelopes, but the text is overbroad. Thin material - a sentence or two per page - spread across the entire taxon. I like meatier children's science survey books; it's easy to compress text when bedtime reading needs warrant, but hard to expand.

The author stuck to the scientific definition of antelopes, so there are no American antelopes/pronghorns, not even a mention of how they don't fit in with the rest.

[Melanie Dulaney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great animal series for grades 2-4! Beautiful, large photographs with caption and a brief paragraph about each type of antelope. The final “chapter” is an African tale about an antelope. Back matter includes websites and two books for additional information.

Thanks for the electronic copy, The Creative Company.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love everything this author produces- the animal books are WONDERFUL for young children. I can't recommend highly enough!