Review by Booklist Review
The Face to Face with Animals series has a good thing going. It pairs text and photographs by top wildlife photographers with a brisk design and a large, horizontal shape that allows for plenty of arresting photo spreads. What might have been a cuddlier entry, Wild Horses, begins with the author's alarming first-person account of a near-trampling at the hands of these harem bands. With their long, tousled hair, these mustangs are the bad boys of the horse world, and equine enthusiasts will be riveted by the candid shots of the animals snoozing, grazing, and stampeding. Each book in the series features exceptional back matter, including sections called How You Can Help, It's Your Turn, and Facts at a Glance.--Kraus, Daniel Copyright 2009 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Gr 4-6-Two handsome series entries by two husband-and-wife teams of researchers/photographers. Both books are lavishly illustrated with outstanding color photos. Orangutans pulls readers headlong into the disappearing jungles of Borneo as the authors track these large but elusive primates, offering excellent data along the way. Wild Horses enters the world of the mustang of the American West and engages readers not only in the story of a young foal, but also in equine global distribution and the role of the Bureau of Land Management in mustang survival. Each book offers sections on "How You Can Help," "It's Your Turn," "Facts at a Glance," and a fascinating column of "Research and Photographic Notes." Intensely personal and informative, with eye-arresting covers, these attractive titles invite readers to walk companionably with specialists hard at work in the wild.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
With Elizabeth Carney. These journal-like photographic volumes are presented by teams of National Geographic explorers. Vibrant close-ups of orangutans, gorillas, or wild horses draw readers into an appreciation of the lives and behaviors of these elusive creatures. Additional details are revealed in sidebars and appended "Facts at a Glance" sections. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Face to Face with Animals titles: Face to Face with Orangutans, Face to Face with Wild Horses, and Face to Face with Gorillas.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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