Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. (2005). Illustrated by Kendahl Jan Junn. Big Cats. New York:
Walker and Company. 32 pages. ISBN-10: 0-8027-8969-2
Award: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, 2006
Grade: 3rd-5th
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Summary: This book provides both general and specific information about the big cats that roam the Earth. Inset maps are used to show where these cats exist today. Information boxes provide the scientific names, sizes, and weights of the big cats.
Standards: Life Science IV: Environment and Ecology
Illustrations/graphics: full-page watercolor illustrations with inset maps and information
Access features: Subject index, inserted information
Use: Independent reading and research while studying mammals or endangered species
Response: This book was quite informative and interesting. I especially liked the inset maps and additional information, so that I could compare the different cats.
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