Book Descriptions
for All about Alligators by Jim Arnosky
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
An engaging science book for young children ably manages to give all the basic facts about this most fascinating of reptiles without making its subject any cuter or scarier than it really is. From the opening pages where a full-length gator stretches from the end of its tail to the tip of its nose across title page, dedication page and the first double-page spread of text, we know we are in the hands of an artist and scientist who respects his audience as much as he respects his subject. (Ages 3-8)
CCBC Choices 1994. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1994. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
In a lively text and superb watercolor paintings, award-winning naturalist Jim Arnosky introduces young readers to the fascinating world of alligators. Arnosky describes alligators, their life cycle, prey, and habits. Expanded captions fill in many amazing facts about these ancient reptiles. Magnificent illustrations depict alligators in scale from nose to tail.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.