Little Kids First Big Book of Animals (National Geographic Kids) Hardcover – Picture Book, 12 Oct. 2010

I purchased this book for my 4 year old son who loves animals. I was expecting a book that was more relevant for much older children, but knew my son would love the photos and could grow into it. The book is laid out in various types of environment - ie forest, desert, and to my surprise an ocean section. There are a good variety of animals, many common, but a few uncommon or some I had never specifically heard of (ie breeds of fish). There were a couple of great detailed photos on each page. There is quick facts highlighted and a couple of sentences for each animal. There was an excellent variety and the book itself is a good size (about the same height as a standard paperback book but a bit wider) and is good quality. Personally I think the reading and facts are aimed at a child around 7-10. I would recommend to someone looking for a good book about animals for children. I think much older than 10 years old you are better going for a more detailed book. I think its great and my son loves it.

This book is lovely with great pictures. Very informative and my son is 6 years old he loves it.

I’m really happy with this book. Pictures are great and the reading about the animal is kept simple for the young children to take in and understand

Love this book - bought as a Christmas present for my 2 (nearly 3) year old, it has a bit for quite a range of age groups in my opinion. The pictures are large enough to hold the attention of a child my son's age (and younger), but there are interesting facts that older kids would find interesting too, and for those that have started reading, there is enough to keep going for a while!

This book is great, it is packed with pictures and educational information about each animal. Each animal gets their own double page spread. Alongside pictures of the animal you get a few paragraphs giving you an introduction and overview of each animal along with some fun facts. For example; the giraffe has a tongue that can grow up to 18inches. There is a wide variety of animals from those that live in the deserts, polar, ocean and grasslands. Also there is a world map at the back that is colour coded to show where the animals live. I thought that this book would be too old for my 2yr and 10mth old. However he loves it. Although we do have to always have to read the great pacific octopus first!

Published in USA, the book concentrates more on American animals that others. None of the species in this book are found in the UK. As a children's book, it certainly has large, attractive illustrations with little in the way of written descriptions. Most of what text there is, is in large letters for easy reading. The book is divided into sections - grassland, desert, ocean etc, the page background colour of each section being in a different colour.

My daughter loves this book! full of amazing facts

Arrived in good condition, good bright pictures