Do Animals Have Feelings, Too?

by David L. Rice and Trudy L. Calvert

Book Overview

Explore real-life examples of animals portraying various emotions in this heartwarming and thought-provoking collection for kids and adults Beautiful, life like art accompanies pages describing each emotion, and includes questions to the reader that are perfect for social emotional learning and an introduction to animal communication.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584690046
• ISBN13: 9781584690047
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.9" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book

This is a wonderful book. The School Library Journal Review on this page is for a different book. This needs to be corrected.

Great book!

I bought several copies of this book. It's a great way to generate discussion with children about character traits like compassion and loyalty. The stories are so interesting (and true) and the illustrations are good, too. There are questions for discussion. I read this book to my granddaughter's 3rd grade class and the kids (and the teacher) loved it. I highly recommend the book.

Encourages discussing feelings & opinions

by Diana GuerreroThis book is a good tool to get kids to discuss feelings and to describe their views and own experiences. It presents emotional themes such as compassion, loyalty, grief, and others, while giving animal examples and then asking questions. Although there are examples of animals choosing the opposite responses to those presented (gorillas in captivity have attacked people, etc.) the book is a good tool for sparking dialog and breaking through the old concept that animals don't have emotions.

Compassion Compounded

Although I'm 57, not 13, I love the new book-for-all-ages DO ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS, TOO? This remarkable book is required reading for everyone who loves animals, and also for those who need lessons in compassion. I can't imagine a better Christmas gift for Grandma, Aunt Susie, or a favorite teacher. (Maybe a child's LEAST favorite teacher should have one, too.) Superbly illustrated by Trudy Calvert, a noted wilflife artist, the book begs to be petted; your fingers will automatically run over every hair of these delightful animals. The author has managed to teach a valuable lesson of compassion for all living things, incredibly important in this sometimes emotionally barren world. Long after you close the book, the illustrations and the message haunt you. What more can you ask of a unique, loving book?