The immensely talented author/illustrator Jim Arnosky, known for his many wonderful works of natural history for children, turns in this picture book to the topic of animal tracks, and how to recognize them. He devotes sections to deer family tracks, tracks of other hoofed animals, bear tracks, small animal tracks, feline tracks, canine tracks, and reptile and bird tracks. A general discussion of these tracks is followed by pages showing life-sized reproductions, some of them requiring fold-out pages...

The forty-sixth book I have read from this prolific creator, Wild Tracks!: A Guide to Nature's Footprints is immensely engaging, pairing an informative text with lovely artwork. I appreciated the life-sized reproductions of each track discussed, and think the fold-out pages (there are four) will make the reading process more entertaining for younger readers. This book was referenced in the back matter of Mia Posada's excellent Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks, and I can definitely see why, as it is both educational and fun. Readers should be aware that it is focused on North American animals, something that should have been mentioned in the book's description, and was that. Leaving aside that critique, provided one is aware of this focus, it is one I would heartily recommend to all young animal and nature lovers. ( )

The reader is taken on a journey to compare and contrast animal footprints in nature. Arnosky shows the prints in actual size, which enthralls the reader in realizing how big they really are.

A compelling guide to the young naturalist with life-size illustrations of animal tracks. This book is targeted towards young readers, but I was finding out a lot of new information, as well. The book as some fold-out pages so readers can really get a better idea of what tracks look like and what they may mean if found in the wilderness. I appreciate that this is a nonfiction book, but has just the right amount of text to go with the images. There is enough information to teach readers about tracks, but the information is not overwhelming. I am pleased by this book and very curious about others Jim Arnosky has written/illustrated. ( )

This book explains about different kinds of tracks wildlife can make, from hoofed animals to snakes! Each page explains a different animal or type of track and how they travel. It tells what the reader can learn from following animal tracks and how they truly tell a story about the animal.

This nonfiction picture book teaches students to identify animal tracks properly, along with teaching skills about species and their particular habitat associations. This book would be great for a scientific discussion or for a class field excursion into a natural setting.