  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 07/01/2018 First impressions can be tough, as many of these less-loved, often-feared creatures from the animal kingdom can attest. Through Smith’s lovely, detailed charcoal-pencil drawings, this book offers up two portraits of each critter. The first, in black-and-white, is an ominous close-up opposite a single word: a scowling gorilla is fierce; a snarling pack of wolves are fanged; a swooping bat is ugly. A turn of the page offers a second portrait, this time in muted colors, showing another side. The gorilla becomes papa, and a brief paragraph explains how these primates are gentle, nurturing parents. Likewise, the wolves, who have sophisticated social structures, are friends, while the environmentally significant bat is a caretaker. Unfortunately, the environment is changing so quickly that the facts in this book won’t be accurate for long Regardless, this is a beautifully drawn, cleverly conceptualized resource that will do much for the reputations of some of our more maligned animals. - Copyright 2018 Booklist. Loading...
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