“If you are a horned lizard, you squirt blood out of your eyes.“ This quote stood out to me because I never knew that an animal could do this!
“If you are a horned lizard, you squirt blood out of your eyes.“ This quote stood out to me because I never knew that an animal could do this!
I really enjoyed reading this book and I think it is for all ages. I learned some things that I have not known before about animals.
pickWhat Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. 2003. Picture Book. Caldecott Award Winning. This is a great book to use when learning about different animals and what they contribute to wild life. The illustrations remind me a lot of Eric Carle in the way that it looks like watercolor.
If you're a cricket, you hear with ears that are on your knees.
I never knew crickets ears are on their knees so thought this was quote was interesting because it taught me something new!
This book can be used in the classroom when doing a project about different animals. It can introduce facts about what different things animals use their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails for. Children could explore and look for more facts about these animals.
so-soWhat Do You Do With a Tail Like This? is a nonfiction picture book written by Steve Jenkins and illustrated by Robin Page. It was published in 2003 and was awarded the Caldecott in 2004. The book explores the many things animals can do with their eyes, ears, mouths, noses, feet, and tails. The illustrations are intriguing and help you follow along with each fact about the specific animals.
You could use this book in varying grade levels to talk about different characteristics of animals. You could do a research or comparison project on different animals and their qualities.
pickPublished in 2003, this book won the Caldecott Medal. The illustrations in this book seem to be made of ripped paper, yet still look realistic. At the end of the book they elaborate more about the different animals and their characteristics. This book could vary by age since the bulk of the book is not very detailed, but it goes into more detail later.
pickKristina McMorris is one of my favorite authors and this book didn‘t disappoint! I have the physical book, but I listened to the audiobook which was well-done. This premise of this story is so sad, but the fact that people tried to help the families in this situation is encouraging. (Thank you @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for my physical copy!) #100YEARS100BOOKS #74 #BookSpinBingo #22 #BFC21 #Tails&TalesforAdults #1 #AUDIOJUNE #1
