The Most Important Ajimal of All is a book about a class of students trying to decide which animal is the most important. They have to present facts and figures to support their choice. I was drawn to the illustrations in the book. Perfect for any classroom library!

Me and my children read this book. With all the characters within. It's about a class that are learning about animals. They are trying to find out what animal is the most important animal of all.

There was about 5 different animals they talk about in this book. Me and my children learn a lot. There were illustrations and it was colorful.

I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley. This is my honest unbiased opinions.

This was such a great book to read with my little animal lover! Longer and more descriptive than I thought it would be, this book is a fun and informative read with beautifully illustrated, eye-catching pages, even mom learned a few things!

A teacher provides a brilliant lesson on keystone species (animals on whom many other animals in their habitat depend) by asking a complex question: which is the most important animal of all?

This book is absolutely chock full of animal facts, and it covers a pretty big number of animals, for a picture book. The keystone species focused upon are elephants, bees, sharks, beavers, bats, tigers, and krill. It’s four full pages to an animal, with the first two being drawn diagrams of how they fit into the environment, and the second two for photographs. The pages are quite busy, and remind me a lot of the old DK books, but with a narrative tie-together.

This is a great start for a unit on conservation and ecological life cycles. While the book does end with again asking which animal is the most important, the ungiven answer is obvious: all of them.

Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher.

Pleasant, but not feeling essential, this young biology book looks at a few critters, and then reveals them all to be keystone species – animals around which so much depends. So a lot of the ocean would starve without krill, our orchards would be sparser and more insecty without bats, and elephants and sharks alike do valuable things to shape and improve their corners of the world, which may well get to effect us eventually. The style evokes a kids' presentation, with photos, and factoids surrounding other imagery – indeed the whole thing is designed to look like a lesson at school on the title subject. The fact there is no hard-and-fast answer might let down some of the audience, but as I say this felt like a bit of a niche part of biology for this age range. Yes, show the value of everything in a food chain – and how Yellowstone wolves showed the danger of gubbering them up – but don't pick and choose, like some animal charity selecting the cutest and largest to be the only ones worth saving. Three and a half stars, still, mind – this is not a bad book at all. It's just never going to be the most important.

I found this book to be very educational and entertaining. I loved the different perspectives and reasonings. Both the illustrations and the photos were great and enhanced the story.

I received a copy through Netgalley, and this is my unsolicited review.

Thank you to the author, Jolly Fish Press and NetGalley, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This children's book introduces the concept of "keystone species", and shows that each animal has its place of importance in the bigger picture, I loved the mix of amazing illustrations and photos. and the interesting facts about each animal were well-placed and will keep my kids coming back to read again and again. At the end of the book, there are explanations of terms, where to find more information and a glossary. Highly recommend!

The Most Important Animal of All will have students really thinking about what is the most important animal. This story was full of useful facts and important’s of many animal and insects. From bees to beavers students will deciding which species is the most important. Great for class discussions on environments and animals.

I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
The book follows a class full of children as they pick different animals and have presentations to prove why it is the most important animal of all. The book is full of information about the animals and their role in the ecosystem, and why this makes them important. The end of the book provides even more facts about the animals.

This was a wonderful picture book introducing the concept of keystone species. I loved the mix of illustrations and photographs of the animals, and the wide array of reasons each animal is important to its ecosystem. You can't possible choose which one is 'most important'!

I received an electronic ARC from North Star Editions through NetGalley.
Worms takes readers on an adventure along with the students in this class to discover which is the most important animal to our earth. Several students share the one they believe is most important and back this up with research in their presentations. Readers learn about the species and get to vote for their own choice at the end. I appreciate the realistic illustrations that capture the animals and their habitats. The artwork works together with the text presentation to provide a learning experience within the overall story.

This is the perfect children's book and even more perfect when you get to read it to a child/children.

If you have children or even ever been around them, you understand that each page shows the wonderful questions that children ponder.

Each page in this book has all the answers about all the lovely animals, details that as an adult I was amazed at too.


I read this to my daughter on my iPad and the pictures were just so beautiful.
Another reason to just appreciate the beauty God has given us on Earth!

With its setting in a schoolroom, Penny Worms’ children’s book is a truly enjoyable and educative read. Illustrated by Hannah Bailey, the drawings are colourful, and realistic pictures can be used for games of ‘can you find that animal’ for smaller children to identify. It presents various informative facts about the animals in a clear and simple way. It also includes numerous actual photographs of each animal which make it a truly credible and powerful fun learning resource. Moreover, it contains additional brief sections at the end on keystone species, ecosystems, find out more, a helpful glossary of terms and an index. An excellent book for children of all ages, that is subtle learning with a five stars must-have family library, read rating. With thanks to North Star Editions and the author, for an uncorrected advanced review copy for review purposes. As always, the opinions herein are totally my own and freely given.

What a delightful book! The illustrations were gorgeous. I also love that there were actual photos of the animals as well so children can see what they look like in real life. The facts about the different animals were great. It's educational, but still fun! I think parents and children would both enjoy this book!

When I picked-up this book I already had what I thought was going to be the ego-stoking answer in my mind as to what is the most important animal of all and so when proved wrong it actually made me quite happy.

In this book the reader is basically given a quick plot set-up in which the reader basically gets to go through one school year with very little interaction of the class. At the end of the year the teacher chooses to collect his students together to find out what their final thoughts are and to make that final reveal as to the most important animal of all.

The story as such is actually quite educational and informative as the reader is presented the book in brightly colorful illustrations that showcase the selected student who is dressed as their animal choice and the creature in the same medium as they start their presentation while usually also including the child in the introduction page although the one for the tigers seems to be noticeably missing. Halfway through the presentation the illustration medium changes into colored photographs thus showcasing the actual animal being discussed.

Furthermore in the back the reader will find other animals that fit the same guidelines as the ones mentioned, learn more around ecosystems and also get an additional data box for the presented animals just in case they would like to learn more.

There is one part of the illustrations, though, where the girl is holding up an activist sign but there is no writing on it and then later when it is repeated in the back of the book there is actual text on it for the reader to read.

And the last issue I saw was with the Adobe PDF download since at the bottom of each page it stacked the text on top of each other so it was hard to read. Fortunately, though, I was able to read it on the NG app without any need for translation services.

**I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.**

"The Most Important Animal of All" features a classroom at the end of the semester, and each student's project about why their choice is the most important animal of all. This is a gorgeous book filled with fun facts, and a mix of illustrations and photographs, about different animals and their habitats. This book will make the perfect companion for young and inquisitive nature-lovers!

My youngest is thoroughly determined to be a zookeeper when she grows up and LOVED this book tonight. It’s built around the idea of kids sharing which animal they think is the most important, and during their speech to explain why, you learn important facts, how they fit into their ecosystem, and even current efforts to save them. While it shows the usual animals like elephants and tigers, they also feature lesser known (but super important!) animals like krill. With a melding of beautiful illustrations, diagrams and photos, this is an excellent resource and a great jumping off point for creating a wildlife study of your own.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go research how penguins “fly” through the water so I can explain it to my future veterinarians 😂 🐧

I received a copy of this eBook in exchange for a honest review from netgalley.

I liked this look at different animals and how the were the most important of them all. I also liked that humans were never mentioned as being the most important. Every animal that was mentioned had a good reason behind it being important. I also enjoyed the classroom like setting of the story.

The Most Important Animal of All by Penny Worms will be a fabulous addition to any child’s library, but especially an elementary school and classroom library.

A classroom is learning about animals, and the students give a persuasive presentation on the animal they believe is the most important. The child's narration is told through lovely illustrations and great photography.

The back matter has more information for children/students to gain more knowledge.

This is a wonderful book to learn about animals. So many uses for this book in a school setting. Thank you @netgalley and @jollyfishpress for the ebook arc. #TheMostImportantAnimalofAll #netgalley #jollyfishpress

The Most Important Animal of All is filled with bright and engaging illustrations and so many amazing animals. This book would be great for Elementary school kids . While it was a little much for my 4 year old they still enjoyed learning about the different animals. I look forward to reading it again when they are older.

Thank you to Netgalley and North Star Editions for the eARC!