I Wonder Why Kangaroos Have Pouches: And Other Questions About Baby Animals

by Jenny Wood

Browsers and young students alike will enjoy these lively question and answer books with their unique mix of realistic illustration and engaging cartoons. The enticing questions will amaze, amuse and inspire, while the highly visual format encourages kids to keep reading.

Genres: Childrens, Animals, Education, Science, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Reference

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

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Reviews

[Darin Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great general information book about many different kinds of animals. Learn my kangaroos have pouches, which baby is the biggest in the world, and which babies hide in a circle of horns. Great illustrations, facts all over in this book, but it's a bit random with it's layout, which would be the only drawback.

[McKenna Banks · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a fun book that has many random fun facts about all different species of baby animals. I really liked this book, because it covers a variety of topics and teaches you stuff you didn't even know to wonder about. I could use this in an animal unit or just have it in my library for nonfiction reading.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Contains lots of information about baby animals formatted in a question/answer format, but I felt like the book would be better viewed as a (simple) reference book rather than something to sit down and read all at one time (which is what I did).

[Khanifia S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book about animals great development

[Katie Dennison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not like that it called an animal ugly just because it eats rotting meat.

[Agapuci · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book because it is so informational! It tells so many biological and environmental pieces of information that it broadens the horizons of every child who would be reading it. It like a documentary book talking about the wildlife. It tells about various animals, their unbringing, maturation, animal's infancy and the relationships with parents, as well as the development of an animal baby. To be honest, I personally found out many stuff about which I didn't know even though I am twenty three years old. There are footnotes provided as well, to explain everything more meticulously and thoroughly. Children may find out useful things about the natural world and how this world functions; the information is arranged in a very child-friendly way, the sentences are easily constructed and the vocabulary is easy to be understood for a child. There is a table of contents as well to make it easier for a child to find a particular fragment and there is also an index, where one may find a summary of all the discussed issues. Also, the illustrations show exactly these issues that are being discussed in text, so there is link between the pictures and the text. The illustrations are very clear and a bit funny sometimes, so the children's attention is very likely to be drawn.

[Marta · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a lovely source of information for children who are keen to explore the world. There is a series of questions that are answered accordingly in every chapter, tackling different aspects of animal life. The correlation to humans is preserved: after all, animals also have their mummies, some of whom even leave their baby animals with a babysitter... This allows children to view their own reality through the lens of their animal friends. The text is approachable, children easily absorb the information and relish the fun they derive from it.
Illustrations are provided in the form of photographs interspersed with funny drawings. At some point in the book, the author says: "Play is how baby animals learn skills" and indeed, readers of this book will undoubtedly be carried away by the world of animals that teems with life.

[Rolf · Rating 2 out of 5]

While there is some good information, it is very weirdly organized with some unnecessary and confusing (to both kids and grownups) judgmental phrasing, like "Which baby has the worst mother?" and "Which mother has her babies in prison?"

I'm here for animal facts, y'all, not judging cuckoos' parenting choices.

[Sara B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was an intersting non-fiction book for children to read. It is a challenging read but interesting for children because they like to read books about animals.

[Linda Rusche · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little booklet. Full of photos, illustrations and factoids.