This beautiful book will delight young animal lovers. Through evocative paintings, children are brought face to face with wildlife from around the world. Brian Wildsmith has captured the essence of each animal - from the playfulness of otters to a noisy gathering of parrots. His panoramic pictures also give a real sense of the animals' habitats-from a sun-soaked plain where elephants roam to icy Antarctica where penguins huddle together. Collective nouns - some familiar, others wonderfully surprising - are used to describe each group of animals. This is a book that will inspire a love of nature and a respect for animals from the earliest age.

Author Biography

Brian Wildsmith was born in 1930. Gifted in music and art, he won a scholarship to the Slade School of Fine Art. After National Service teaching at the Royal Military School of Music, Brian decided to devote his time to painting. He was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1962 for Brian Wildsmith's ABC and has written and illustrated more than eighty books for children. The Wildsmith Museum in Japan was opened in 1994 to showcase his paintings.