Leaf through the pages of this alphabet book to discover a range of animals all starting with a different letter of the alphabet. Brian Wildsmith's illustrations feature on every page making this book a valuable and fun way for children to learn.

Learn the alphabet on an animal safari! Brian Wildsmith’s vibrant illustrations of animals from around the world provide children with a fun and exciting way to learn their ABCs. The amazing facts about animals A to Z will entertain the entire family.

Pictures and text describe several animals one might find in a zoo.

Discover a troop of kangaroos, an ambush of tigers, a rafter of turkeys, and a flotilla of swordfish in this glorious introduction to the animal kingdom from internationally acclaimed artist Brian Wildsmith. A lion yawns lazily in the grass. Curious giraffes crane their long necks. Step into this rich world of animals from an extraordinary illustrator whose work influenced generations of younger artists. Each animal’s essence is strikingly captured, from the playfulness of otters to a noisy gathering of parrots, while panoramic pictures give a real sense of the animals’ habitats. Collective nouns — some familiar, others wonderfully surprising — are used to describe each group of animals. Brian Wildsmith’s stunning illustrations will inspire a love of nature and a respect for animals from the earliest age.

In vividly colourful pictures Brian Wildsmith here presents some basic and contrasting concepts, for example, fat and thin, weak and strong, light and dark, by means of a dialogue between the Sun and the Moon.

Simple illustrations of various animals introduce the concept of opposites.

A hunter has trained his dog to retrieve sticks; so that when he goes hunting the dog will retrieve the ducks he shoots. The tenderhearted dog brings the hunter sticks and carries the wounded birds to a safe haven to recuperate. When the hunter discovers what his dog is doing he changes his ways and helps his dog nurse the birds and releases them when they are well.