SuitabookThe Natural World
Barbara Taylor
- Reading
- Browse it together in short stretches, pausing over one animal or habitat at a time. Invite the reader to compare what the book says with wildlife they have noticed locally.
- Themes
- Wildlife in urban habitats: The book covers animals living in towns or cities, including animals active by day and those seen less often because they are nocturnal. The stated angle is informational, introducing animals in relation to their urban habitats and patterns of activity.
- Useful and harmful animals: The book is said to consider why some animals are viewed as useful and others as harmful. The distinction is part of the topic, but the book’s stance on those labels is not clear.
- Worth knowing
- The book frames some animals as useful and others as harmful. It may be worth noticing what criteria are used for those labels; the examples and explanations are unclear.