Wild World

I really enjoyed Wild World, a collection of poetry about many of Earth's most recognizable wild places that contain animal habitats. The poetry is paired with lovely, colorful illustrations featuring many animals found in each type of place.

The poetry contains some wonderful imagery and metaphor, and as such is probably beyond preschoolers, but for older children and adults this is a lovely way to learn and be reminded about these animal habitats, and references to the food chain help prevent these vignettes from becoming romanticized. There are some general environments covered here such as jungles, deserts, mountains, etc., but also some more specific ones such as moorlands, mangroves, and the Australian Outback.

(Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy.)

Beautiful illustrations, the information is easy to take in and covers a wide variety of natural habitats.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

So I am normally not a big fan of poetry, but I just couldn't resist this one. The cover just was too pretty + I am a big fan of animals/nature.

And boy, I am happy I did try out this book as I had quite a lot of fun reading it. The book features 13 habitats on earth, from mountains to deserts. All of them accompanied by gorgeous illustrations and a poem telling us about the various animals that live in a place and about that habitat itself as well.

The poems are pretty gorgeously written and enjoyed reading them. Here is an example, this one is from The Outback:
"Soon, a sky of diamonds will sparkle in the billabong.
Hour of the old stories.
For this is a land made in Dreamtime."

The illustrations are really a gem, be sure to check them out (and not just focus on the poems). Some of the illustrations feature various hidden creatures, and all of them are just so pretty to look at and find all sorts of fun details.

Plus points to the last part of the book with more information about the various habitats.

All in all, a book I would recommend to everyone, even if you are like me and not a big fan of poetry, this book will charm you.

I was not expecting this to be a poetry book. But it is. Each poem is about a landscape and those that inhabit that landscape. The book is a cry for the reader to help save these wild places. The book is stunning. The illustrations could hang on any wall.

Goodreads Rating: 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.

The ecosystems unit in fourth grade science was one of my favorite units in all of grade school. Learning about all sorts of different biomes, all neatly categorized, was just so FUN. This book covers the main ecosystems throughout the world by describing them through a freeform poem. The illustrations match up with the poem perfectly, and I liked the touch of having the animals italicized in the poem to key readers in on searching for them. The illustrations were my favorite part of the book as they vibrantly capture each ecosystem and the animals within without feeling overcrowded.

This would fit in perfectly with an ecosystem or environmental unit, as it provides the additional level of addressing how climate change has affected each of these ecosystems. The call to action at the end definitely lends itself to a segue into a project about what students can do to help the planet.

The reason I’m giving this 3.5 stars for my Goodreads rating is that I wasn’t crazy about the poems. They were informative and captured the ecosystems nicely, but I’ve never been a fan of free form poetry, especially poetry that is supposed to be factual as well as literary. Maybe I’m still a kid at heart, but if this had been in a fun rhyming scheme, it’d definitely have gotten 4 full stars.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free copy to review!

Such a wonderful book to introduce children to nature. And most importantly, the main focus of "Wild World" is to teach our children how to preserve and to love our wonderful planet-

"The Wild World is in Danger, Calling with many voices for your care. What we see may soon be gone, Learn how to protect it."

The illustrations and prose are rendered beautifully. Unlike other Wide Eyed Editions picture books, "Wild World" targets younger children with easy to remember poems and simple illustrations but equally enjoyable for older kids and adults. A great book to read with children during reading time, or simply to savor the beautiful artwork and prose even for adults with no children.

Because the focus of "Wild World" weights less on information, it might seems less informational, relatively speaking, when compare to other titles from the Wide Eyed series. But it does not mean "Wild World" is less valuable in my opinion.

Again, I am a long time fan of Wide Eyed Editions and I own a good collection of books by the publisher. "Wild World" will definitely be added to my personal library.

I loved how the poems feature certain environmentas that are being threatened by extinction. It's something very often discussed on my course at uni and it made for an even more engaging topic in poem form.
The illustrations were stunning and I'd love prints of them. The blank windows in them kind of frigten me, but I understand it to be our mark as humanity blemishing them...I loved how the animals were written in italics. It makes them feel like there is more power in the point being driven and I also feel like it would highlight animals to a younger reader for them to then go and research those they didn't know much about.
It has an interesting pattern... Almost story like to read, which makes it even more mesmerising.
Prarie, Woodland, Rock pool and Deep sea were favourites put of the 13 poems. Being poems however, it made for a very quick read.
The information about how our wild world is being lost was made even clearer at the end, letting us know what is happening and what we can do, in a basic way for all to understand.

I really hope this book can make a difference because it is beautiful inside and out. I think it would be amazing if a portion of the earnings made on sales went to helping the planet.

Through creative poetry and stunning illustrations, this book is sure to give readers of all ages a new or increased appreciation for nature and the environment!

This book contains poems and artwork for a large majority of the world's natural environments, including mountains, forests, prairies, deserts, and the vast sea/ocean. As someone who has always loved the great outdoors and its animals, "Wild World" really spoke to my heart!

This is definitely a cute kids book. It's an excellent tool to teach kids different endangered ecosystems, the life that lives there, and what it all looks like. The illustrations are absolutely adorable but realistic enough that you can tell what a photo of the animal would look like. If I had one caution for parents, it would be that the depictions are true to the creatures so there is an illustration of dead animals, complete with minimal blood. Kids that are super sensitive may have problems seeing it but it is an illustration, not a photo, and not gory at all. Most kids would be able to handle this book with ease and all kids should learn the things this book teaches. Each page really is a treat and has highlighted text for kids to seek out certain animals in the environments. Overall, definitely a cute book that's great for kids and helps parents make them aware of the endangered pasta of our world. 

I would like to thank the publisher, author , and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

The first thing that one notices about Wild World by Angela McAllister is the illustrations. These are beautifully done in vivid colors. Then as the peom is read, both young and old can’t help but to find the animals mentioned. Some are easier found than others, butit is great fun to look for them. More than the text it was the illustrations that caught and held my grandchildren’s attention.

This is an interesting way to learn of the different biomes of the world. While there is not an overly dwelling on the harshness of life in the wild world, it is part the poems. This gives the book a realistic and genuine view of animal life. Wild World is an interest catching and entertianing introduction to the habitait of the animal world.

This is a beautifully illustrated book showing ecosystems that are in danger throughout the world. Each of them is described using freeform poetry. There are thirteen described in total. The description includes animals that live there, as well as some of the plants and the climate. You could spend time on each page looking at the various life depicted. This would fit in perfectly with an ecosystem or environmental unit, as it provides the additional level of addressing how climate change has affected each of these ecosystems. The back of the book has further information about each of the ecosystems and what they provide to the world. There is also a final call to the reader about finding out what they can do to protect the ecosystems. This would lead into further research and possible projects or presentations. A wonderful book for all family, public, class and school libraries. The text form is not one that I prefer, but it is informative without sounding text bookish. The publisher provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. These are my own honest opinions.

Poetic descriptions of various ecosystems are accompanied by vivid illustrations that bring the words to life.

This is a lovely book with beautiful illustrations. Each double page spread depicts a different habitat from the natural world; rainforests, deserts, arctic etc. The text is lyrical and the illustrations hold a high visual appeal. I recommend this for primary schools studying the topic of habitats.