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Meet the Meerkat
Product Code: 91103 ISBN: 978-1-58089-110-3 Binding Information: Hardcover Ages: 3 - 6 Grade Highest: 1st Grade Lowest: Pre-K Availability: In stock. Price: $15.95 My name is Little Meerkat.
I stand on my hind legs and keep lookout. When I see danger I shout, "Waauk-waauk," to my brothers and sisters. Want to know more? Then open this book and follow Little Meerkat into the Kalahari desert. A series of questions and answers introduce children to the life and habitat of Little Meerkat. Scientifically accurate illustrations make these exotic animals accessible to young readers. Back matter includes additional child-friendly facts.  Have fun with this downloadable: Learn more about the author: If you like this book, you'll like: Also Available As:
Binding Information: Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-58089-154-7 Availability: In stock. Price: $6.95 Reviews Kirkus Reviews - June 1, 2007
Along the lines of their Hello, Bumblebee Bat (July 2007), Lunde and Wynne again introduce primary readers to a small, fuzzy animal through a very simple written interview: "Hello, little animal. What is your name?" "My name is Little Meerkat. I am a kind of mongoose." Looking directly at the viewer in Wynne's cleanly drawn illustrations, or seen scampering about a nearly barren habitat with its burrow-mates, the interviewee describes its appearance, what it eats, sounds it can make and common habits, then at day's end nestles down in cozy company for the night. Playing up the meerkat's general cuteness and social nature, this takes a more anthropomorphic approach than Heidi Moore's A Mob of Meerkats (2004), but may in consequence lend itself better to sharing with groups of children.
School Library Journal - October 1, 2007
Lunde uses a question-and-answer format to provide very basic information. Addressing Little Meerkat, the author receives responses from the animal about its habitat, family structure, food, enemies, and so on. Watercolor, ink, and colored-pencil illustrations capture the activities of the meerkat family and are large enough to share with a small group. The book may satisfy the curiosity of preschoolers about this desert-dwelling animal. However, children who want more than essential facts will need to consult books such as Conrad J. Storad’s Meerkats (Lerner, 2007) or Heidi Moore’s A Mob of Meerkats (Heinemann Library, 2004), both of which have numerous photos.
Library Media Connection - January 1, 2008
These excellent introductions to some exotic creatures present facts about the bumblebee bat and meerkat in question-and-answer format. Two pages of facts are included at the end, which add to the information for younger students. Lunde works for the American Museum of Natural History, which is also where Wynne works as an illustrator. Wynne's illustrations make these creatures even more intriguing. Although there are no photos of these creatures included, the illustrations give a good sense of proportion and anatomy. It is nice to see a few full-length titles to satisfy curious appetites that might see these species mentioned in other animal titles. Recommended.
Rainbo Electronic Reviews - September 1, 2007
Ever since Disney's The Lion King, children have been fascinated by meerkats. That fad has been reinforced in recent years by the television program "Meerkat Manor" on Animal Planet. This book is for early readers and it teaches them that meerkats aren't really cats at all, but are related to the mongoose family. Cute illustrations accompany the easy reading text.
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