Rain, Rain, Rain Forest
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Review by Dr. Abby L. Schwarz, Langara College ::
Etta Kaner's writing in Animal Groups is informative, engaging and cheerful, and Pat Stephens' accurate and colourful illustrations add to the book's charm. Many aspects of grouping behavior are covered for a wide variety of animals, including parental behavior, playing, anti-predator behavior, and grooming. Kaner sustains interest in the topic by weaving clear and simple questions into her stories, and continually draws parallels between the activities of her subjects and those of children. Children liked the quality and quantity of information, found it "easy to understand," and found the illustrations "good and realistic." (Note: there is a captioning error on p. 15: "song sparrow" and "male parula warbler" should be reversed).