Wild Languages of Mother Nature: 48 Stories of How Nature Communicates

This is a very informative book on animals, insects and even plants. It is beautifully illustrated. There are a lot of similar non-fiction books in the market but this one stands out with the topic it focuses on and the array of creatures and plants that it covers.

Wild Languages of of Mother Nature was a true joy to read. We learned so much information, though we'd previously studied many of its subjects. As a homeschool family, I adore books such as these with excellent illustrations and short, consice and rich text. This is a book to be read over and over, and that's what we'll do! Even focusing on one spread per week would give you nearly an entire year of engaging information!

I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who enjoys understanding how communication works amongst various creatures, plants and organisms in nature.

I am eager to have a physical copy for our shelves!

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC! All opinions are my own.

My kids saw this and really wanted to see if I could get it. The pictures and the different animal species is what drew them in. I agree the animals are detailed, vibrant, and yet mature for those older kids too. I love the range of different species and the cute dialog between the animals on the page it was quite comical. We learned quite a bit together which is always exciting. We never knew about Tarsier exciting, and they can match pitches with their prey of insects. Along with how the Koala is able to push air through flaps of skin to make sounds. Even learning about the Mantis Shrimp and how their eyes are each trinocular and able to focus on three things at once! Adding the different plants/environmental factors like sagebrush, and grass to see how they benefit the animals, how they heal themselves and their purpose was nice and kept the book interesting and engaging, not too much repetition. This book is beautiful designed and great for all types of learners. Not boring even for adults.

Does your family play ‘What am I?” guessing game?
This book would be a great launch pad for those fun family times! Plants, places, animals, insects, and fish are presented in double paged spreads. I never knew there were SO MANY ways to communicate! One animal that I have not heard of before is the African Demon Mole Rat.

The illustrations are colorful and detailed. I find it easy to imagine what life is like for the creature described. I especially like the animal’s thought and comment bubbles as a fun way to reinforce what the main paragraphs are presenting.

Reading level is mid to late elementary school age. I see this book also being great for family read aloud time. Those who do not read can still have a great time with fantastic illustrations!
I highly recommend it.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley for my honest opinion.

This is a fascinating book about animal communication! Each page spread is dedicated to an animal and is fully illustrated with overlaying captions explaining how the species communicates. The book is organized by classification with a section on mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, plants and fungi. There are a variety of commonly known animals like gorillas, koalas, hippos, squirrels, as well as more obscure species like the African Demon Mole Rat, Peruvian Warbling Antbird, and Deathwatch Beetle.

I learned a lot. Particularly that bears scratch their backs on trees to leave their scent, rhinos mark their territory by scraping their poop around, mosquitos have to match the pitch of their buzzing to find a compatible mate, and the cordyceps fungus creates ant zombies to spread itself.

This book is great for any science nerd or animal lover!

What a fascinating book which will appeal to adults and children alike. There is so much to enjoy here from the gorgeous, detailed illustrations of different animals to the fascinating insights into how everything communicates in so many different ways that we humans are almost oblivious to. The information is clearly broken up into short manageable sections and then grouped by animal types. I loved finding out about the tarsier and the honey bee.
I can't wait to purchase a copy of this for our school library!

I truly wish that I had this book when I was a kid, although I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed it as an adult. I love how the information was broken down into small, easily understood chunks, and was super interesting and informative. The illustrations were beautiful. This is a perfect starting point for curiosity about animals, as an adult or child!

I love it! I always love these kinds of practical science books and this one is particularly excellent. The illustrations are detailed and fantastic and there are such great explanations of animal communication.
I highly recommend this book for almost everyone, because it would be great for a story hour, and even more fun for friends and family to read together while acting out what they're reading.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this