Booklist positively reviewed Zoology for Kids: Understanding and Working with Animals, saying there's "plenty here to engage hands-on experimenters as well as readers indulging a general interest in living things or wondering what it would be like to be a zookeeper, veterinarian, wildlife researcher, or even 'conservation warrior.'"
Kirkus positively reviewed Zoology for Kids: Understanding and Working with Animals, saying it's "a convincing invitation to the wide world of working with animals."
Zoology for Kids: Understanding and Working with Animals was positively reviewed in Publishers Weekly. "The husband-and-wife team of the Hestermanns present an accessible introduction to zoology, filled with vivid photographs and written in lively, enthusiastic prose. [They] strike an effective balance between educational material and fun that should hit a sweet spot for animal lovers."
