These stunning photographs and simple, storybook captions introduce young children to the bonds of love that exist between mothers and their babies in the animal kingdom. Through real-life images taken by some of the world's best wildlife photographers, children see how nurturing behaviour in the wild resembles - or differs from - the care they receive from their parents. Images include a cheetah greeting her kitten with a nuzzle, an alligator protecting her young in her mouth, a hippopotamus teaching her baby the art of bathing, and a polar bear providing a cozy napping spot for her cub. Early readers are encouraged to begin making connections between the pictures and words on the pages, fostering reading skills along with a visual familiarity with the natural world.