cover image No Dodos: A Counting Book of Endangered Animals

No Dodos: A Counting Book of Endangered Animals

Amanda Wallwork. Scholastic, $14.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-590-46769-8

Newcomer Wallwork uses her environmental concerns to give this counting book some heft. Endangered animals, including blue whales, penguins and parrots, populate the right page of each spread, while the left pages present the numbers one to 10 and simple identifications (e.g., ``9 / nine dolphins''). Bold colors and borders of geometric shapes energize Wallwork's snappy torn-paper collages. The penultimate spread dramatically points out that there are no dodos left on earth; two final pages provide more detailed information about the precarious future of the featured animals and their habitats. The airy, uncluttered design of this volume suits the concept at hand. Ages 4-8. (Nov.)