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Midwest Book Review, Children's BookWatch, September 9, 2008
Written for young people ages 8-12, Wild Animals in Captivity is an educational
children's picturebook about what the lives of animals in captivity are really
like. Author and founder of the wildlife protection organization Zoocheck Canada
explains how to tell the difference between zoos that confine wild animals in
dismal conditions unlike their real habitat, and progressive zoos that treat
captive wild animals with compassion and respect. Illustrated with eye-catching
color photography throughout, Wild Animals in Captivity encourages young readers
to think long and hard about zoos, and closes with ten ways to help captive wild
animals such as "Support wildlife sanctuaries that provide permanent homes for
retired or neglected animals. Research the facility first because some places
just call themselves sanctuaries. Real sanctuaries care for animals for the rest
of their lives." Highly recommended..
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