My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals: For Little Animal Lovers Who Want to Know Everything
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- Create Date：2021-12-14 06:54:45
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：D.K. Publishing
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Summary
Gold Winner for the Best New Book in the Smallish Design Awards 2017。
Silver Winner for the Best Children's Book in the Junior Design Awards 2017。
Take a walk on the wild side with this exciting children's book that takes you on a nature-packed journey into the animal kingdom。
Part of the popular My Encyclopedia of Very Important。。。 series， this visually stunning encyclopedia for kids is a beautiful gift package with a padded jacket， and is something every young animal lover will want to own。 Easily accessible to young readers through a balance of striking， colourful images and conversational， age-appropriate text， this animal encyclopedia will tap into every child's natural curiosity and answer all their biggest wildlife questions。
Bursting with fun animal facts and photographs， My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals includes everything from an in-depth exploration into different types of animals as well as what they eat and where they live， to detailed profiles of amazing animals such as polar bears， chameleons， orangutans， and much， much more - making it the perfect book for children who love animals。
Silver Winner for the Best Children's Book in the Junior Design Awards 2017。
Take a walk on the wild side with this exciting children's book that takes you on a nature-packed journey into the animal kingdom。
Part of the popular My Encyclopedia of Very Important。。。 series， this visually stunning encyclopedia for kids is a beautiful gift package with a padded jacket， and is something every young animal lover will want to own。 Easily accessible to young readers through a balance of striking， colourful images and conversational， age-appropriate text， this animal encyclopedia will tap into every child's natural curiosity and answer all their biggest wildlife questions。
Bursting with fun animal facts and photographs， My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals includes everything from an in-depth exploration into different types of animals as well as what they eat and where they live， to detailed profiles of amazing animals such as polar bears， chameleons， orangutans， and much， much more - making it the perfect book for children who love animals。
Reviews
Jena Gray
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I had a hard time with this one， because on the one hand， the book is great， full of useful info and pictures， complete with its own ribbon for marking pages。 However， it leaves out a ton of animals and it's impossible to find any of them without using the index。 The chapters are organized like， "animals with stripes，" and " things that live underground，" which is annoying if you're looking for something specific or， hello， don't freaking know where an animal lives， which is why you wanted the b I had a hard time with this one， because on the one hand， the book is great， full of useful info and pictures， complete with its own ribbon for marking pages。 However， it leaves out a ton of animals and it's impossible to find any of them without using the index。 The chapters are organized like， "animals with stripes，" and " things that live underground，" which is annoying if you're looking for something specific or， hello， don't freaking know where an animal lives， which is why you wanted the book！ And a lot of animals are just mentioned in passing。 Until my kids are old enough to go through the whole thing on their own， I'll still to an easier to use encyclopedia that's or animal specific books！ 。。。more
CantKids
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This book is fab - we have the regular encyclopaedia and this one specialises in animals。 At bedtime I get each twin to take it in turns to pick a page at random and we learn whatever comes up。 Often leads to more learning via YouTube etc - a great way to discover new interests
nancy bose
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Absolutely wonderfulBeautifully illustrated animal book for young children---and adults。This book will provide hours of interaction with my toddler nieces and nephews。My favorite animal book at this time。
Kathleen DuBois
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Tracie
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Picture and texts for younger readers about animals。
Samuel Tyler
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The Animal Kingdom is a diverse one， full of creatures that do all sorts of things。 The number of animals out there is so vast that even vets need to do a quick google when something strange appears in their practice。 For budding the vet-to-be animals are a constant source of fascination and they will absorb as much knowledge as you can give them。 It is not practical to visit the zoo every day， but getting an educational and entertaining animal encylopedia is。‘‘My Encyclopedia of Very Important The Animal Kingdom is a diverse one， full of creatures that do all sorts of things。 The number of animals out there is so vast that even vets need to do a quick google when something strange appears in their practice。 For budding the vet-to-be animals are a constant source of fascination and they will absorb as much knowledge as you can give them。 It is not practical to visit the zoo every day， but getting an educational and entertaining animal encylopedia is。‘‘My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals’’ is part of DK’s ‘‘Very Important’’ series that takes an encyclopaedic look at a given subject area。 Whilst the original book made a valiant attempt at trying to cover almost everything in one book， DK have sensibly focused on one area here – animals。 This is a large enough subject to cover on its own and DK have tackled it by focusing not just on animal types， but also traits。 The book is split into three parts; basic questions about animals， a deeper look at certain types and a section exploring some interesting animal antics。As with all encyclopedias for children， there is a balance to be struck between educating the reader and making the book interesting enough to capture the imagination。 For an older reader ‘VIA’ may seem at first to be a little too in your face。 It is certainly a fun book to look at。 The hardback version is full of quality full colour photos that makes almost every page an assault on the senses。 If the visuals were the only thing with the book， it would have failed at being an encyclopedia。 Thankfully， DK have plenty of experience in this area。Alongside the wonderful imagery are some solid facts for kids。 Whilst the likes of ‘‘Ripley’s’’ and ‘‘Guinness’’ are more about fun and not fact， ‘‘VIA’ ensures that the information is not lost。 The layouts of the pages differ， but most will have images of a few animals and the rest of the page will be dotted with factoids。 These are bitesize chunks of information that is palatable for the 4-8 year old market。 Extra credit should be given by DK’s commitment to helping with reading。 Certain words will be highlighted that show they are important。 For the younger reader this may prompt some questions to an adult about what it means。The entire book is well designed to be inviting for a child interested in information and animals; from the colours to the layout。 Like with all encyclopedias there are gaps in what information is available， but the subject of animals is covered in enough detail here to sate the appetite of most pre-teens who are going to read the book。 Original review on thebookbag。co。uk 。。。more
Luanne Ollivier
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Little Guy loves visiting the zoo， farms， pet stores and more。 DK Canada has a great selection of books in their All Creatures Great and Small Boutique that seemed like it would cover a wide variety of animals。 And it did！The cover was colourful with a mixture of real and drawn picture of various animals。 It invited opening up to see what was inside。 The boarding used for the covers was slightly padded， making it nicer for holding。 The contents are divided between four categories: All About Anim Little Guy loves visiting the zoo， farms， pet stores and more。 DK Canada has a great selection of books in their All Creatures Great and Small Boutique that seemed like it would cover a wide variety of animals。 And it did！The cover was colourful with a mixture of real and drawn picture of various animals。 It invited opening up to see what was inside。 The boarding used for the covers was slightly padded， making it nicer for holding。 The contents are divided between four categories: All About Animals， Amazing Animals， Animal Antics and More Very Important Animals。 Now， while Gramma is a front to back reader， Little Guy is not。 There is an attached bookmark to keep your place if you do manage to read front to back！The first few passes through， he just picked pages at random， looking at pictures and stopping at what caught his eye。 Subsequent readings slowed down。 We would finish looking at each double paged entry。 He happily pointed out those he recognized。 The entries are a mixture of actual photos and drawings。 The majority are photos， which Gramma preferred。 The drawing are well done though and not 'cartoonish'。 Little Guy loves 'interesting things。' （Yes he actually calls it that） It can be something he finds outside or something he learns。 There are many interesting things to be learned in the entries of this book。 Gramma learned too - did you know that Dalmatian puppies are born white and only acquire their spots as they grow？ And a few new names for groups of animals。。。。a flamboyance of flamingos， a prickle of porcupines。The publisher recommends for ages 4-8。 Best suited for the younger end of that I think。 Thumbs up from both Little Guy and Gramma。 Gramma's only dither is the title。 I'm not sure about the VIP， but have no alternatives suggestions。 Still， it was what was inside that counted。 。。。more
Samantha
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