Within months, the father-daughter team graduated to a 120-gallon tank and were immersed in the intricacies of tank population management. Animals from around the world are shown with a photograph, a blurb, notes on their adaptations, their scientific name, size, diet, habitat, and predators.

To the author, the axolotl seemed like a perfect way to help young readers learn about climate change, thanks to its ability to regenerate lost limbs. While volunteering at her local zoo, Brown first encountered capybaras, a South American mammal that looks like an over-sized Guinea pig. Now we meet the cute Axolotl (ax-uh-LOT-ul) and other adorable creatures whose cuteness is surpassed by their amazing adaptations that help them survive in unique environments. This beautiful hardback book is probably the best book about salamanders that I have in my possession. The Aztec were so taken with these animals that they incorporated axolotls into their mythology, nicknaming them water dogs and extolling their impish spirit.

This book has gorgeous photos of some lesser known but really cute animals (Hummingbird bobtail squid? VERDICT: Strong appeal for curious kids interested in unusual creatures and to fill subject holes in more comprehensive animal collections. Of course, it’s really stressful to read these reports with everything that’s happening [today] – the war in Ukraine and so many other disasters.

Back matter includes a glossary and a page titled The Science of Cute that discusses some interesting information on cuteness appeal and its value. This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and parents’ notes on phonics at the back of the book. The informational nature of this book allows readers to find the animals they want to read about and read just those sections without being lost. If you're having a bad day, I highly recommend looking up quokkas, flying dwarf squirrels, pygmy hippos, and fennec foxes.

I especially appreciated the pronunciation help because I had no idea how to say the animals name going in. There are several volumes in this title series - the ones that don't mention the Axolotl explicitly say so in the title. Descriptions are sufficient for kids but are not simplified and actually use larger words to be found in a glossary. The lively writing at the top of each page can serve as mentor texts for the elusive concept of “attention-grabber. It is Dukaj's first novel and his homepage described the work as his "debut in English", [2] though several of his short stories ( The Golden Galley, 1996, The Iron General, 2010, The Apocrypha of Lem, 2011) have been translated prior to this.

It has been described as "an experiment in reading (and creating) the electronic literature of the future". And you have to be able to tell the difference between regular rocks and valuable ones that might hold the secret of life within their layers. Offbeat humor permeates the text… and accompanies Bondestam’s quirky, multipatterned collage-style illustrations.I have yet to read this text, but from what I have heard, it is very good, if dated (I am unsure if the 1994 edition brings the species and the rest of the text up to date). In the narrative, things start changing for the worse when the tiger salamanders mature and move out of the lake. Like with the first and second books of Jess Keating's The World of Weird Animals series (like with her Pink is for Blobfish and What Makes a Monster?