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Although I am not a target audience for ''Predators'', I enjoyed browsing through it. It reminded me of similar books I read as a child, although the ones I read had much more text and much less visual material. More than half of ''Predators'' are visuals, including photographs, drawings and diagrams. Many are very informative, some are just pretty (or not so pretty in case of many of the creatures) pictures. I would like to see proportionally a bit more text and a bit less imagery, but then I am not an eight-year-old.
''Predators'' is a pretty decent TV-tie-in and would work well as a gift for a child interested in animals, probably even ones that are allowed a television. I liked the focus on adaptation, as it helps to develop evolutionary mindset when thinking about the natural world. The bite-sized chunks of information make it suitable for even the younger primary-aged kids, though those would obviously need adult help reading it. Older than 10-11 and you would probably want something with a bit more meat.
It is handsomely produced, with a high browse factor and although it doesn't add much to the material covered by the BBC series, it is a good summary and reminder, an ideal equivalent of a coffee table book for kids. Even the full cover price is pretty reasonable (though one needs to remember it's under 100 pages) and at Amazon's half-price it becomes a bargain.
