Reviews
"Showing how different animals benefit from living and working in groups, Salyer's debut is a great example of the inventiveness possible in a nonfiction picture book."-- New York Times Book Review "With supple, richly colored illustrations and enthusiastic text, Hannah Salyer draws readers... into the beauty and variety of wild creatures."-- Wall Street Journal "[An] uplifting, lively picture book that details the various ways a community structure helps a species thrive and survive.... Part natural science, part deep ecology, wholly captivating."-- Kirkus, STARRED review "A must-purchase for every collection. Salyer offers a beautiful look at Earth's herding creatures." -- School Library Journal, STARRED review "[I]t's the artwork that takes center stage, with Salyer's striking, monochromatic spreads flooding the page and forcing the reader to confront the awesome reality of entire groups." -- Booklist "[A] useful and entertaining resource."-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, "[An] uplifting, lively picture book that details the various ways a community structure helps a species thrive and survive.... Part natural science, part deep ecology, wholly captivating."-- Kirkus, STARRED review "[I]t's the artwork that takes center stage, with Salyer's striking, monochromatic spreads flooding the page and forcing the reader to confront the awesome reality of entire groups." -- Booklist, "[An] uplifting, lively picture book that details the various ways a community structure helps a species thrive and survive.... Part natural science, part deep ecology, wholly captivating."-- Kirkus, STARRED review "[I]t's the artwork that takes center stage, with Salyer's striking, monochromatic spreads flooding the page and forcing the reader to confront the awesome reality of entire groups." -- Booklist "[A] useful and entertaining resource."-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, "[An] uplifting, lively picture book that details the various ways a community structure helps a species thrive and survive.... Part natural science, part deep ecology, wholly captivating."-- Kirkus, STARRED review "A must-purchase for every collection. Salyer offers a beautiful look at Earth's herding creatures." -- School Library Journal, STARRED review "[I]t's the artwork that takes center stage, with Salyer's striking, monochromatic spreads flooding the page and forcing the reader to confront the awesome reality of entire groups." -- Booklist "[A] useful and entertaining resource."-- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, "[An] uplifting, lively picture book that details the various ways a community structure helps a species thrive and survive.... Part natural science, part deep ecology, wholly captivating."-- Kirkus, STARRED review