The welfare of our environment is a concern shared by 
children and adults. However, environmental education 
is the responsibility of adults - and the earlier we begin 
to discuss these important issues with our children, 
the better the world our children have to grow up and live in.

The Animals' World is meant for relaxed moments of 
reading and discussion between children and adults -
or to be enjoyed alone.

The poems tell about the animals with whom we share 
this land and world. They ask questions... from why 
butterflies might start an environmental club to what 
ringed seals think of lakes with no ice or what the polar 
bear's position might be on climate change. What do 
frogs think of ponds grown over with plant life?

The fact sections accompanying each poem also offer 
all sorts of information about the animals appearing in the book. 
The poems also have a zany side: what kind of a cook 
would a black-headed gull make? What would 
a horse be doing in a pear-tree? Why did the squirrel eat 
her drapes?

Have a wonderful journey to The Animals' World!



 Marsa Pihlaja


The Animals' World -
Environmentally-friendly Poems & Facts
for Children and Adults
210 x 210 mm, hardcover, 52 pages.
Translation: Owen F. Witesman
ISBN 978-952-67359-3-1