Homes in the wild : where baby animals and their parents live / Lita Judge.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

As informative as it is lovely, Homes in the Wild is an adorable nonfiction picture book from author/illustrator Lita Judge that shows that wild creatures--from beavers to bobcats, and sloths to squirrels--aren't so different from us after all.

Just like us, every baby animal has a home. Some live in complex burrows deep underground, others in simple nests high in the treetops. But all homes, regardless of where they are or how they're built, serve the same purpose: providing shelter where a baby can eat, sleep, learn, and stay safe while growing up.

Animal lovers will delight in this gorgeously illustrated peek inside the homes--from burrows deep underground to nests high in the trees--where baby animals live and grow.

A 2020 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12

Reviews provided by Syndetics

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1--2--Judge's warmly yet accurately illustrated animal families show a wide range of homes in the wild. Introductory pages for each category of home help contextualize the information; detailed paragraphs on how and why each of the featured species makes their chosen home provides in-depth data without overwhelming readers. Pleasantly readable and offering good word placement on the page, the rich illustrations never distract from the information. Whether the families are small or extended, with one or more parents, the diverse range of animals glows with coziness. A closer look at each of the species mentioned provides budding naturalists with further reading, a glossary, a list of updated sources, and a list of websites to complete the package. VERDICT A lovely and informative picture book featuring over 20 kinds of animal families and their homes in nature. A must for nonfiction collections everywhere.--Parnell Memorial Library, Montevallo, AL

Booklist Review

Every animal needs a home, begins this well-structured nature book, which discusses 26 mammals, where they live, and how they protect their young. Each four-page section opens with a double-page painting and a brief sentence introducing the topic, which might be homes underground, homes in treetops, or homes in open country. More eclectic topics include crowded homes, borrowed homes, and those built by an architect (beavers, gorillas, and orangutans). The second two-page spread explores the topic in more detail, focusing on two or three species as examples and describing each in a paragraph of interesting, relevant facts. Making the most of the pages' generous size, Judge introduces two or three species with a paragraph of information and a graceful, sometimes endearing pencil-and-watercolor illustration of the animal and its young. An appended section provides a postage-stamp-size portrait of each species discussed, along with a paragraph discussing pertinent features of the animal and its babies. An attractive, visually engaging introduction to animal homes.--Carolyn Phelan Copyright 2019 Booklist

Horn Book Review

Judge adds to her books on the lives of young animals (most recently Born in the Wild) in this volume focusing on the places that mammal parents inhabit as they birth and raise their young. Roughly organized as to purpose or location, these sheltered spaces include the underground burrows of coyotes and armadillos, the tree branch perches of koalas and silky anteaters, and the elaborately constructed dams and nests of beavers and mountain gorillas, respectively. Each double-page spread features three species, accompanied by paragraphs that highlight the contributions of the natural environment to the protection and care of those newborns and young animals during their early development. Animal family groups in their sheltered spaces are front-and-center in the soft-colored, idyllic illustrations that include characteristic traits and details about the creatures and their habitats (although their facial expressions, staring straight at the reader with big expressive eyes, or making adorably cute faces as they nestle against their mothers, are quite fanciful). Additional facts about each of the twenty-six featured species are appended, with a glossary, sources, and suggested websites providing further information. danielle j. ford July/Aug p.145(c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Lita Judge is the author and illustrator of several award-winning picture books for young readers, including How Big Were Dinosaurs? , Bird Talk , Born in the Wild , Flight School , and Red Sled . She wrote and illustrated a young adult free verse biography of Mary Shelley titled Mary's Monster. She lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, with her husband, two cats and a parrot.