Mammals ~ A Compare and Contrast Book is an informative, fun read as well as a great learning tool. Mammals have many common traits while also having a variety of distinct differences, which have helped them to survive in their environment since the dawn of time. All mammals breathe oxygen from the air and feed milk to their young, yet some live on land while others reside in water. These are just a few of the interesting facts that will be learned in the pages of this book. Mammals is available in hardcover for $17.95 or can be purchased in paperback for $9.95. It can also be purchased in Spanish, in paperback, for $9.95. In addition, this book is available in downloadable ebooks in both English and Spanish for $6.95. Mammals is geared for children ages 4-8 and is 32 pages in length. Mammals would be appropriate for both home and school.

Two of my children truly enjoyed reading this book. My 9 year old daughter read it herself and particularly enjoyed the added material at the end. For Creative Minds is an educational enrichment page that displays a Dichotomous Key to help classify animals. On the page Mammal or Not? the child uses the dichotomous key to identify which class each of the animals listed belongs. Some Mammals Are Different explains the ways in which a few mammals actually break the typical mammal mold. Did you know that there two mammals that actually lay eggs? Mammals Near You, explores the mammals that live all around us. It helps the reader identify animals using their tracks, evidence of feeding, scat, and signs of habitation to identify the animals living around you. My 7 year old also really enjoyed the book and was anxious to go walk around our neighborhood lake to identify animals in our area. I would definitely recommend this book. It is a great introduction into the study of mammals for young minds.

-Product review by Jennifer Ladewig, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, LLC, August, 2016