Review: Kitty Muse Book Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2014
Do you know how to distinguish a leopard from a jaguar?What does a jaguar’s roar sound like?What is the jaguar’s relationship to the ancient Aztec and Mayan people?We learn the answers to these questions, and so many more, in this book.  Designed for the young, it contains a lot of interesting facts about this big cat–which makes it an entertaining and informative read for the adult as well.  The pictures are absolutely gorgeous, and the writing is so very friendly.  I especially loved Mr. Atkins’ suggestion to “put your pretend-eyes on”.  What a cute way to pull a child into the story!He uses words in his beautiful book that are possibly a little more complex than would be in the vocabulary of a very small child, but this is so important in educating the young.  Giving them words that they have to have defined for them is a challenge that every child should have.The author has another book out, “Meet the Lion”, and I’m sure that it is just as entertaining and fun to read as this one was.  He certainly has a gift for relating to children.Nice job, Mr. Atkins.