People Are Wild
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
An inviting and inventive classic-in-the-making about learning to have compassion for every living thing, gorgeously illustrated by a rising star in the picture book world.
Wild creatures come in all shapes and sizes. They can be playful or loud or smelly or curious or cute—just like kids!
People Are Wild turns the tables and asks what animals think of us. We may not always see eye to eye, but the more we understand each other, the better we’re able to live in harmony.
Readers who loved They All Saw a Cat or Don't Let Them Disappear will appreciate this unique perspective on the animal kingdom.
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Nonhuman narrators give voice to animalian perceptions of people in this empathic solo debut, which asks readers to reflect on their commonalities with wild creatures. Meganck's colored pencil and watercolor spreads show humans of varying abilities and skin tones observing and being observed by animals in unique habitats. "Mama, what is that?" asks an African elephant, trunk pointing at two light-skinned people across the savannah. "Don't get too close" warns an Anthony's poison dart frog near a pair of brown-skinned human legs. Throughout, the juxtaposition of text and illustrations offers subtle humor: a human child eating a drippy ice cream cone ("so messy") contrasts with an Iberian lynx being licked clean by a parent; a family of hoatzins—also known as stinkbirds—eye a diaper-clad human baby ("so smelly"). Conservation-oriented back matter further emphasizes wildlife appreciation, including a map of the featured species' territories and endangered status. Ages 3–6.
