Cheetahs (Nature Watch Series) - Softcover

Dianne MacMillan, a former elementary-school teacher, is an accomplished author who has published both fiction and nonfiction children's books. She also pens articles for juvenile magazines and regularly visits classrooms to talk with children about her writing experiences.

Gr. 3^-5. This informative and attractively illustrated book discusses the cheetah's physical characteristics, habitat, ways of hunting, family life, and endangerment as well as the efforts of conservationists to help the species survive. The book includes many clear full-color photographs of cheetahs in the wild, photos that are well placed and well captioned to enlarge readers' understanding of the ideas in the text. A range map and glossary round out the presentation. Sure to please cheetah enthusiasts as well as students researching animal reports, this attractive volume from the Nature Watch series will satisfy many readers. Carolyn Phelan