Key Selling Points This book contains accurate illustrations that reflect the author's long career as a professional artist. Critters for Kids includes creative activities that promote language arts and observation skills. Well-written narrative that introduces new concepts and vocabulary in an accessible way and promotes respect for and appreciation of animals and the environment. For librarians and educators, this book is an ideal resource for science, art and language arts curricula. Now retired and in his nineties, Tom Hunter was a successful commercial artist and avid outdoorsman with a lifelong interest in wildlife and conservation. His three-volume Canadian Wildlife Activity Book series has been in print for over three decades. These books have been widely embraced by teachers and were endorsed by the Canadian Library Association. Originally published in 1999, Critters for Kids was brought back into print in 2019.