Eye Wonder: Big Cats

by D.K. Publishing

Open your eyes to a world of discovery. Prowl into the wild and exciting world of big cats. From lounging leopards to the king of beasts, explore the super senses of big cats. A wealth of facts, combined with dramatic photography, ensures that Eye Wonders are the perfect educational start for young children. Eye Wonders is a groundbreaking reference series specially developed for younger children aged five plus. In a stunning style departure for DK, wonderful photography shows subjects within their natural setting, offering a whole new level of information through powerful images. Vocabulary is accessible to children aged five plus, with the meanings of new, subject-related words clearly explained. The series provides an excellent knowledge base on the natural world for children starting to learn. The combination of breathtaking visuals and informative, accurate text will hook even those children who usually avoid books.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Science

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Jamie Jonas · Rating 4 out of 5]

As with most Dorling Kindersley books, the cornucopia of photographs in this volume, many of them excellent quality, makes this a worthwhile entry for kids. It could easily by used as a resource by a student doing a report on animals, or even more significantly as a launching-pad for a child who has some idea of one day becoming a zoologist. And I have a vested interest myself--I consider the feline branch of the animal kingdom to be the most phenomenal and awe-inspiring of all. Particularly the tiger--and this book is definitely "tiger-rich."

As for the writing, it isn't outstanding but gets the job done. Information is provided clearly and concisely, without a lot of padding. I have studied animals on an amateur level for years, but didn't know, for instance, that cats have a Jacobson's organ, that cheetahs are the only cat unable to retract their claws, and that part of the lion's range includes a very small portion of India.

Fascinating!

[Seoras MacDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love cats with those big pointy ears

[Alayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to big cats for children.

[Hannah Evilsizor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It was full of facts and information that I had not heard of before. I also thought that the pictures were very cool and I liked that they were real photographs and not drawings of cats. I think that I would show this book to the class and put it in a reading center or make it available to use as a resource for a project that we were working on. This book has a lot of words and the information is more for older students I would probably give it to 3rd through 5th graders. For students who love animals or have a strong interest in learning about them, this book is perfect. If my class was learning about the animal kingdom I would probably try to get the other books by this author about animals. The book is very well published with current information.

[Allyson Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the perfect book to have in a younger age classroom. The text is easy to read with tons of amazing pictures. The pages are filled with all kinds of pictures of lions, tigers and other big cats. It shows where each one lives and what they like to do. It even has a few pages on a cats skeleton and senses. All young kids love animals and this book is not only fun to read but is non fiction as well. I also liked how it showed examples of big cats most kids have never seen before. This makes them curious and want tk know more about them. I think is an excellent book to have in a classroom!

[Sherry Thornberry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. I thought I knew a lot about cats but I didn't realize the lion is the only big cat that lives in a permanent family and that the biggest cat can get up to 13 feet long! That's a huge cat. I also didn't realize they spend 2/3 of their time sleeping. I kind of want to be a big cat. I liked the book and the pictures.

[Jaeger Matthias · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you like cats? this is the book to read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cara · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book with simplified information about big cats. The pictures were great as well as stream-lined information that everyone always wants to know about the big cats.