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Foxes
Foxes are notorious backyard thieves in childrens stories. But beginning readers can learn the real facts on these clever mammals through easy text and crisp photos in this low-level title. Simple features including food sidebars and a labeled fox diagram reinforce the text to aid in comprehension.
24 pages, Library Binding
Published August 1, 2020
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September 30, 2020
So, fun fact, before I became a children's librarian, I was an animal keeper or vet tech for almost 20 years. I was excited to see that we got a new series of North American animal books aimed at younger children. These can be hard to find. Today I read through Raccoons, Chipmunks, Deer, Foxes, and Rabbits. And unfortunately, I've got issues with three of the five of them.
Baby raccoons and foxes are referred to as 'pups'. This is....erg, 'technically' true, but the vast overwhelming majority of people who actually work with these animals use the word 'kit' for each species.
On page 17 of the chipmunk book, it has images of 'seeds' and 'nuts' which chipmunks eat. Which is correct. Unfortunately, the 'nuts' image looks a LOT like (tropical) palm nuts to both me and a friend involved in orangutan conservation. I'm sure that a stock image for 'nuts' was purchased from the site credited in the front of the book without verifying what it was, either by the creator and/or publisher. Acorns *were* used for 'nuts' in the deer book.
Yes, each of these is one minor quibble with an otherwise good factual book, but taking the series as the whole, it's discouraging. I'm hoping the publishers will take their fact checking up a notch for their next non-fiction endeavor. As I said before, we definitely need more animal books for this age range in this format, it just needs to be correct. :)
Baby raccoons and foxes are referred to as 'pups'. This is....erg, 'technically' true, but the vast overwhelming majority of people who actually work with these animals use the word 'kit' for each species.
On page 17 of the chipmunk book, it has images of 'seeds' and 'nuts' which chipmunks eat. Which is correct. Unfortunately, the 'nuts' image looks a LOT like (tropical) palm nuts to both me and a friend involved in orangutan conservation. I'm sure that a stock image for 'nuts' was purchased from the site credited in the front of the book without verifying what it was, either by the creator and/or publisher. Acorns *were* used for 'nuts' in the deer book.
Yes, each of these is one minor quibble with an otherwise good factual book, but taking the series as the whole, it's discouraging. I'm hoping the publishers will take their fact checking up a notch for their next non-fiction endeavor. As I said before, we definitely need more animal books for this age range in this format, it just needs to be correct. :)
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April 26, 2022A toddler and up nonfiction book about foxes including what they eat and where they live.
May 16, 2023
Great full-color photographs of foxes. Perfect for 2-3 year olds.
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