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"First Discovery: Night Creatures" by Gallimard Jeunesse

Author:

Gallimard Jeunesse

Illustrator:

Sylvaine Peyrols

Publisher:

New York: Scholastic 2007

Reviewed by:

Heather Egerer, Racine Zoological Society

The illustrations and text complement each other very nicely in this non-fiction book about night creatures. A large portion of this book is dedicated to owls and bats with only a brief mention of other creatures that are nocturnal. After discussing bats the book goes back to describe different types of owls. The transparent pages are a neat touch for children with colorful illustrations. The book should perhaps be titled something different if they are only discussing nocturnal birds and not all night creatures. However, it does a great job of providing information on owls and bats.