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Panda An Intimate Portrait Of One Of The Worlds Most Elusive Characters by Heather Angel

by Heather Angel

Book Details

Publisher:David and Charles
Published:2008-02-13
Pages:145
Format:paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0715335308

Reading Info

Age Range:3-7

About This Book

A photographic tribute to the panda, featuring details on their home, feeding behavior, mating habits, and survival in the face of human encroachment. With its large, friendly face and eyes exaggerated by black eye patches, China’s national treasure, the giant panda, is instantly recognizable. Giant pandas spend most of their time trying to eat enough bamboo to survive. The rest is spent conserving energy, and solitary pandas can be seen strolling along, stopping to recline on riverside rocks or

Our Review

This photographic journey into the world of the giant panda offers young readers an intimate, visually stunning look at China's beloved national treasure. Through crisp, captivating images, children will follow the daily life of these gentle giants, observing their dedicated bamboo feasts, their energy-conserving rests on riverside rocks, and their solitary strolls through the misty mountains. The book provides fascinating animal facts about panda habitats, feeding behaviors, and the unique challenges they face, making it an engaging wildlife book for curious minds.

What sets this nature book apart is its ability to transform complex concepts like habitat conservation and animal survival into accessible, visual stories that preschoolers can grasp and remember. The close-up photography highlights the panda's distinctive black eye patches and expressive face, creating an immediate emotional connection that will spark both wonder and empathy in young children. This is an ideal science book for nurturing early conservation awareness, leaving readers with a lasting appreciation for these remarkable creatures and their place in our natural world.

Themes

Nature

Subjects

Nature