About Marine Mammals: A Guide for Children

The Sill spouses add to their long-running About... series with a lovely study of more than a dozen aquatic mammals, all captured in wildlife illustrator John Sill’s handsome watercolors. Full-bleed images of humpback whales, polar bears, West Indian manatees, walruses, belugas, and other creatures in their native habitats appear opposite minimal text that focuses on traits common to most or all of these mammals (“Baby marine mammals drink milk from their mother’s body”), rather than getting too species-specific, keeping readers’ focus on the art. An afterword provides deeper detail about the featured animals. Ages 3–8. (Aug.)