Genre: Children's Nonfiction
Subject: Following a group of scientists to New Guinea to study the Tree Kangaroo
The first thing I have to mention in this book, because it was the most successful part to me, is the photography by Nic Bishop. The nature shots, especially those of the forest, are absolutely stunning. It makes me want to visit New Guinea. That being said, I feel like that was pretty much the only really successful part of this book. The text was excessively wordy and included much more information than was necessary to create an enjoyable work of nonfiction. Most of the experiences described were either too vague or too personal to make any sort of connection with the reader. Perhaps, because reading is such a personal thing, there may be kids who would really get into this. For that reason, I might recommend it for personal reading, but as a group read, it's just too much to take on.
