THE LION FAMILY BOOK

by Angelika Hofer ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 15, 1988

Splendid color photos in the rich colors of equatorial Africa, often with the long shadows and clear light of the setting sun, dominate this documentary account of a year's cycle in the life of a pride of lions. Explaining that she and the photographer spent a year camping in a VW bus while they observed the lions, Hofer's straightforward (if occasionally chatty) text interprets the photos: the pregnant female seeking a safe place for her cubs; the cubs learning boundaries as they romp with older siblings or another family; the yearlings observing the hunt they are still too immature to join; the mother eating before her cubs because her strength is more important to the pride. A kill is shown (not gruesome); mating is not. The lions are given names, but only as identification. A beautiful, useful, and appealing addition to books about animals.

Pub Date: Sept. 15, 1988

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 52

Publisher: Picture Book Studio

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1988

Categories: CHILDREN'S