shorereader's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.75
sky_reaper's review
5.0
This is an informative and persuasive read to promote the cause of wild animals. It may be quite dark, sad, and tragic, but there are some messages of hope and celebration towards human efforts to raise and humanize the treatment of animals.
I can say that this is quite a read for elementary kids with all the details and statistics, though the illustration would really entice them with guided reading. I recommend it for middle school age to high school as target readers. It can also be for anyone of any age as it is a critical situation since then that we're not really taking into a serious collective response.
In overall, it is visually beautiful. The storytelling is apt for its pace as it unfolds along with its illustration. The entreaty is clear and concise, as voiced out by different animals.
On the personal note, I'm really affected in the bull's fate. That's one of the senseless things I've observed since then, along with the lab rats.
I can say that this is quite a read for elementary kids with all the details and statistics, though the illustration would really entice them with guided reading. I recommend it for middle school age to high school as target readers. It can also be for anyone of any age as it is a critical situation since then that we're not really taking into a serious collective response.
In overall, it is visually beautiful. The storytelling is apt for its pace as it unfolds along with its illustration. The entreaty is clear and concise, as voiced out by different animals.
On the personal note, I'm really affected in the bull's fate. That's one of the senseless things I've observed since then, along with the lab rats.
dame_samara's review
3.0
I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book, I think for me this comes down to just how deeply Brremaud relies on Pathos to make his point resonate. But also there are some points that feel out dated and others that don't feel like they are actually addressing issues or giving solutions that will make a difference.
I struggle to understand who the target audience of this book is, because it seems to graphic and the issues much to large for most children, and is it vague for teens. So I can only guess that it is supposed to fit in a middle grade niche
I struggle to understand who the target audience of this book is, because it seems to graphic and the issues much to large for most children, and is it vague for teens. So I can only guess that it is supposed to fit in a middle grade niche
elna17a9a's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC.
A really sobering and almost difficult read, Letters From Animals is a plea to stop animal cruelty around the world. Either by being more conscious of your impact on the world (animal testing/cruelty free companies, plastic pollution) or advocating for these voiceless animals.
Beautiful watercolor artwork does its bit to make the cruelty more palatable (and there's nothing extremely gory on the page) while emphasizing the fear and "humanity" of the animals. (The statistics on greyhounds deaths were really awful.) The pages tend to be a little wordy and info-heavy, but it was never a light read.
A really sobering and almost difficult read, Letters From Animals is a plea to stop animal cruelty around the world. Either by being more conscious of your impact on the world (animal testing/cruelty free companies, plastic pollution) or advocating for these voiceless animals.
Beautiful watercolor artwork does its bit to make the cruelty more palatable (and there's nothing extremely gory on the page) while emphasizing the fear and "humanity" of the animals. (The statistics on greyhounds deaths were really awful.) The pages tend to be a little wordy and info-heavy, but it was never a light read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
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