Overview
In this beautiful Caldecott Honor picture book, Steven Jenkins and illustrator Robin Page explore the many amazing things animals can do with eyes, ears, mouth, noses, feet, and tails. Young readers will relish the mystery behind this interactive guessing book. A nose for digging Ears for seeing Eyes that squirt blood Turn the page to find out which marvelous animal these attributes belong to. With six full spreads illustrated in cut-paper collage and an end glossary with even more fantastic facts, readers will learn about species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals, and arthropods. Arresting details and visual surprises abound in this nonfiction picture book that will stir the imaginations of readers young and old.
Full Product Details
Author: Steve Jenkins ,
Steve Jenkins ,
Robin Page
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin
Dimensions:
Width: 24.80cm
, Height: 0.40cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 0.158kg
ISBN: 9780618997138
ISBN 10: 061899713
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
Recommended Age: From 4 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Jenkins, this time in collaboration with his wife, has created yet another eye-opening book. -- School Library Journal (starred review) This array of wide eyes and open mouths will definitely have viewers responding with wide eyes and open mouths of their own. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This is a striking, thoughtfully created book with intriguing facts made more memorable through dynamic art. -- Booklist (starred review) Jenkin's cut-paper collage illustrations are, as usual, ingenious and remarkable in their clarity, their several components neatly articulating the anatomy of their subjects. -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Steve Jenkins contributes another artistically wrought, imaginatively conceived look at the natural world. -- Publishers Weekly
Jenkins, this time in collaboration with his wife, has created yet another eye-opening book. School Library Journal, Starred this array of wide eyes and open mouths will definitely have viewers responding with wide eyes and open mouths of their own. Kirkus Reviews, Starred This is a striking, thoughtfully created book with intriguing facts made more memorable through dynamic art. Booklist, ALA, Starred Review Jenkin s cutpaper collage illustrations are, as usual, ingenious and remarkable in their clarity, their several components neatly articulating the anatomy of their subjects. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Steve Jenkins contributes another artistically wrought, imaginatively conceived look at the natural world. Publishers Weekly
Author Information
Steve Jenkins has illustrated many children""s books, including What Do You Do with a Tail Like This, a Caldecott Honor Book, and The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. He has also illustrated Wiggling Worms at Work, Life in a Coral Reef, and Almost Gone in the Let""s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.
