A First Book of Animals
Nicola Davies, Petr Horácek
Subjects
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
- Poetry - rhyme, rhythm and rap
Average rating
A dazzling collection of poems by Nicola Davies, featuring over fifty different kinds of animals – beautifully illustrated by Petr Horacek.
Nicola Davies, the award-winning author of A First Book of Nature, presents a spellbinding treasury of poems about the animal world, illustrated in breathtaking detail by Petr Horacek. Polar bears playing on the ice, tigers hunting in the jungle, fireflies twinkling in the evening sky and nightingales singing in the heart of the woods – there are animals everywhere. From blue whales to bumblebee bats and everything in between, A First Book of Animals takes you all over the planet to visit all kinds of different creatures. This book is a glorious celebration of life in the wild in all its variety and splendour, and belongs on every child’s bookshelf.
Shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Reviews
In my opinion the best animals are chameleon,blue whale and barn owl. In the order of my least favourites are a giant leaf insect and a snake.
Sergeant Ice-T Turkey 20.08.2021
Lovely animal poems and pictures.
Anonymous 17.08.2021
It was very interesting.
Sir Itchy Owl 06.07.2021
Good book , I read about lots of animals in this book.
Anonymous 20.08.2019
I like this book because it has lots of different animals from lots of different countries especially good for younger children
Anonymous 30.08.2017
