Review: Good overview for young people and casually interested adults
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2013
A nice, basic overview of raccoons. It covers a lot of ground, from behaviour to parasites. The simple, straightforward prose will be easy for young readers to understand while not shorting them on information.An adult looking for an in-depth study of these animals will probably want to look elsewhere. This is a well-researched book of good length for young readers but lacks the detailed expertise an adult is probably seeing if they are fascinated enough by raccoons to want to buy a book on them.I adored raccoons as a child (still do), and would have been in heaven if someone had given this to me to read.I recommend viewing this book on a Kindle Fire or the Cloud Reader, because on my standard kindle the photos are small and dull. In the cloud reader they function as intended and are excellent illustrations. Your reading experience will be immeasurably better on a larger color screen.* I was provided with a free copy for unbiased review. I post my honest opinion; if I don't like a book I review and would have to give a sharply negative opinion, I refrain from posting any review at all out of respect for the author. Thus if you see a positive review from me, it's real. I rarely rate five stars, a ranking which is reserved for all-time favorites.