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Overview
Why should the bright and flashy animals get all of the attention? If you look closely at some seemingly ordinary animals, you may find a colorful surprise. A lizard is brown. A hippo is gray. But wait! The lizard has a blue tongue to scare predators, and the hippo has pink ""sweat"" that protects it from the sun! Brilliant photos accompany author Jane Park's rhyming nonfiction text in this playful exploration of animals' hidden colors.
Full Product Details
Author: Jane Park
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint: Lerner Publishing Group
Dimensions:
Width: 25.40cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.376kg
ISBN: 9781728445663
ISBN 10: 1728445663
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Recommended Age: From 7 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Children / Juvenile
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Encouraging students to look closer and appreciate the ways color functions to help animals survive and thrive, this title would make a wonderful read-aloud for a unit on animal adaptation and innovation. --School Library Journal -- (3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)
""Encouraging students to look closer and appreciate the ways color functions to help animals survive and thrive, this title would make a wonderful read-aloud for a unit on animal adaptation and innovation.""—School Library Journal
A winning combination of close-up photographs and engaging text bring the colors and their many purposes in the animal kingdom to young readers. The text adeptly engages the intended audience while dramatic page turns take seemingly drab animals and capture their colorful attributes very effectively. Color, as camouflage, indicator, or identifier, is covered with just enough detail to engage without ever overwhelming. For example, a page focusing on a plain-looking skink is followed by a very effective close-up of the same creature using its very blue tongue to scare off predators. An explanatory paragraph adds more details. Back matter expands on the multiple uses for color and provides additional opportunities for learning. VERDICT Encouraging students to look closer and appreciate the ways color functions to help animals survive and thrive, this title would make a wonderful read-aloud for a unit on animal adaptation and innovation. --School Library Journal -- (3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)
A winning combination of close-up photographs and engaging text bring the colors and their many purposes in the animal kingdom to young readers. The text adeptly engages the intended audience while dramatic page turns take seemingly drab animals and capture their colorful attributes very effectively. Color, as camouflage, indicator, or identifier, is covered with just enough detail to engage without ever overwhelming. For example, a page focusing on a plain-looking skink is followed by a very effective close-up of the same creature using its very blue tongue to scare off predators. An explanatory paragraph adds more details. Back matter expands on the multiple uses for color and provides additional opportunities for learning. VERDICT Encouraging students to look closer and appreciate the ways color functions to help animals survive and thrive, this title would make a wonderful read-aloud for a unit on animal adaptation and innovation.--School Library Journal -- Journal (3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)
Author Information
Jane Park is the author of the acclaimed children's book Juna's Jar and an award-winning podcast and TV/ video producer. While producing a wildlife TV show, she was surprised to discover that beavers have orange teeth — even though they are a beloved animal in Canada, where she grew up. Jane lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at janeparkbooks.com.
