Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Beyond Words
by Carl Safina
Ages: 9+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-14463-8
Keywords: Animal Behavior, Conservation, Empathy
The behavior and family structure of the largest mammals on land and in the ocean have been studied in depth by observers who discuss similarities with human behavior. Photographs, back matter.