cover image Animals Everywhere: A Pop-Up Adventure

Animals Everywhere: A Pop-Up Adventure

Yvonne Deutch, illus. by Jonathan Woodward. Sterling, $14.95 (22p) ISBN 978-1-4549-0812-8

Cut-paper collages, dramatic pop-ups, and rhymed verse combine as Deutch and Woodward explore four animal habitats. Although Deutch’s couplets occasionally reach for their rhymes, their steady rhythm generally makes for smooth, upbeat reading: “Deep in the Jungle, where the light is dim,/ teeth flash wide in a raucous grin./ Eyes peep down like mischievous flunkeys,/ a chittering, chattering... troop of monkeys”). A dozen monkeys (including one that pops up to make a flying leap) are seen against a grassy backdrop, and other jungle creatures appear on the following page. Underwater, polar, and savannah animals are spotlighted elsewhere in the book, and a glossary provides detailed information about select creatures. Ages 4–6. (Sept.)