by Garay, Lucía
Easy to read, sweet, accompanied by realistic pictures and introducing a world of complexity, the book “Amazing pets” presents a different way of seeing companion animals.
On the one hand, the author Lynda DeWitt shows kids how people have to take care of pets. On the other hand, DeWitt explains what different tame animals can do for people unable to perform daily life routines because they are deaf or blind or cannot move. Also, these animals are portrayed as helpers and friend of those who are sick or do not want to feel lonely.
Consisting on just seven pages where concise information is presented, “Amazing pets” shows readers brilliant aspects of having a pet as a companion or helper. However, how can we help pets? This unseen question is answered while the author describes the main necessities people need to pay attention when taking care of their pets. The book then goes on with the trigger question, “Did you know that sometimes pets help take care of people?” that is responded through realistic images of a dog, a cat and a monkey helping handicapped people in their daily life.
Another important aspect of this book to consider is the complexity of the world that is offered to kids when presenting people who have problems to develop their daily routines. The humanization of animals by acknowledging them the capacity to give us love and make us laugh is a way of preaching kids love for animals whether they are tame or not.
“Amazing pets” ends by saying “pets can make us laugh. They can keep us from feeling lonely” and that sentence, plus the sweet and sensible pictures, may help kids to make emotional connections with the world they live in.
To sum up, I personally recommend this book because it preaches on loving animals, it teaches kids how to take care of animals and because it offers a different reality to kids where people need others in their lives, in these case, pet animals.
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