Reviews for Signifying animals

The average rating for Signifying animals based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-10-06 00:00:00 Deborah Nicholas Franklin Russell is my favorite natural history (NH) writer. Only a quarter way through this one but I can recognize another classic by him. Is there any other NH writer who regularly purges his writings of humans and their personal and geographical names? The only capital letters that appear in his books are at the beginning of sentences. Even when the reader is not consciously aware of this, he feels something different about what he's reading. It could repel or attract. Russell uses fictional techniques, he has individual animal characters, a lion, leopard, hyena, and baboon, all unnamed, yet he gives their personal histories,and enters their minds--or heads, if you don't think animals have minds. Correct me if I'm wrong that this is a unique approach to NH writing, I would love to read other authors like this.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-02-11 00:00:00 Stephen Newland In this educational book, Richard Scarry explains the myriad uses of air, using his trademark informative illustrations and slapstick humor. Bound to be a favorite of children (and adults!) entranced with the idea of flying'whether by airplane, helicopter, balloon or spacecraft. The lunar voyage, with astronauts Wolfgang Wolf, Benny Baboon and Harry Hyena (and Lowly Worm as the obligatory stowaway) ranks among my three favorite Richard Scarry stories ever.