Our Extraordinary Earth: Non Fiction for ages 6-12

Non-Fiction Book for Kids Amazes!

This is what I learned from Planet Earth, Our Extraordinary World Up Close! by Matthew Murrie and Steve Murrie:

The black ink the octopus sprays in the face of pursuers is believed to disrupt their sense of smell.
One Dugong can devour a bed of seagrass the size of a soccer field in one day!
Crocodiles can sprint (from zero to 8.5 miles per hour in the blink of an eye) faster than a human!
Emperor Tamarin monkey males take care of the babies!
No two jaguars have the same spot pattern.
Cicada larvae remain underground for 17 years living off tree sap before metamorphosis into adults.
Dromedary camels have three sets of eyelids.
Lions are color blind.

This book has four-color photographs and captions for each photo. It covers different regions: ocean deep, shallow seas, freshwater, rainforests, Great Plains, Forests, Deserts, and Open Savannas, Frozen Poles, Caves, and Mountain Heights with a nice assortment of animals and insects. This would be great as an overview for a reluctant reader who needs to expand into non-fiction to see if there is a particular animal or terrain that he or she would like to explore further. It’s also the kind of book that you can skip around to find a page that is interesting; my five-year-old will enjoy this book if allowed to select pages of specific animals or pictures.

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