Animalia, written and illustrated by Graeme Base, is an intriguing alphabet book bringing animals to life through the incredibly vivid pictures. Beginning with the poem on the first page, this book is very inviting and opens up a child's imagination. This classic book captures the interest of the child with a number of animals on a single page and the letter featured through a short phrase, as well as hidden objects to find. Animalia would best suit children between the age of 4 and 8. I remember my father reading this to me as a child, and always asking him to read it again. I personally love this book, and though it may be challenging for younger children, when read by a parent to a child, there is truly so much to be learned from it. This could be a fun book for a teacher to read to a class as the alphabet is being introduced, taking it one letter at a time.
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