Animal Families

Title: Animal Families
Author: Gene S. Stuart
Genre: Non-Fiction

This book details the structures of many different kinds of animal families from regions across the world, from Canadian geese to wildebeests. Simple narratives are used to describe the basic structures of twenty two different kinds of animals. Primarily this book focuses on family structure, such as which parent takes primary care of the young, or if the animal pack is led by a matriarch or a patriarch. The back of the book gives more specific detail to the kind of life each kind of animal leads, and has a index where you can refer to pages of animal families by specific criteria, such as which animal families are lead by patriarchs. I like this book because it is informational, but does not confuse children with too much extraneous knowledge about each kind of animal. Also, the images are unique in that they are actual pictures of animals in the wild, provided by National Geographic.