"Eye-catching and informative." -Kirkus Reviews Meet some fantastic friends in this nonfiction exploration of various animals you can find in eastern deciduous forests. Learn fun facts about each animal as you enjoy the beautiful photographs taken by photographer Curt Hart. Animals featured include: • Bald eagle • Rabbit • White-tailed deer • Bullfrog • Eastern Screech Owl • Red-eared slider • Elk Curt Hart has been a professional photographer for over 40 years. He has photographed all over Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Arizona, Colorado, and extensively along the Mississippi and Texas Gulf. As an instructor at the University of Memphis, Curt has a fondness for Strawberry Plains with its unique surroundings full of birds and butterflies. While he has been a sportscaster much of his career, Curt now enjoys being behind the camera lens documenting nature. A simple book about animals whose main habitat is the forest. The first spread shows an animal and names it. The second spread offers a single fact. This will aid babies with developing language or young non-English speakers. The full-color photographs are clear. However, the spread of the white tail deer only shows young deer, which will potentially confuse budding nature lovers. VERDICT An adequate work of "first" nonfiction.
