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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
Huh. So snails have teeth and love darts and some Firefly eggs shine. You learn something new every day.
The is a cute little book about discovering animals hidden outside that kids aren't even aware of exist in their backyard.
The illustrations are cute but simple. I don't quite like the font in this book - it's all like reading a Microsoft Word document instead of a children's book. But I do like the spatial orietnation between the illustrations and written parts. The alternating pink and white in the illustrations is very creative.
However, the information in this little book is very interesting and would be very nice for an American child to have, especially if they like nature.
I'm just not sure whether teaching children how to track for snakes is such a good idea. I feel like this book needs to emphasise the dangers of certain animals and it doesn't. At least some tips are given, like not interfering with nature's course, but the book feels a little naive in that it doesn't give any warnings against kids just running outside in nature unsupervised.
I like how the author relates a child's life to help them understand the animals and insects. There are some interesting explanations on anthills, squirrels and all others. There are some cute tips on how to attract all sorts of critters.
I also enjoy how ecosystems are portrayed:
This a very informative and creative book, but it fell a little flat for me in the end due to its lacklustre font and sometimes naive way of thinking. I definitely learnt a thing or two, though.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
The is a cute little book about discovering animals hidden outside that kids aren't even aware of exist in their backyard.
The illustrations are cute but simple. I don't quite like the font in this book - it's all like reading a Microsoft Word document instead of a children's book. But I do like the spatial orietnation between the illustrations and written parts. The alternating pink and white in the illustrations is very creative.
However, the information in this little book is very interesting and would be very nice for an American child to have, especially if they like nature.
I'm just not sure whether teaching children how to track for snakes is such a good idea. I feel like this book needs to emphasise the dangers of certain animals and it doesn't. At least some tips are given, like not interfering with nature's course, but the book feels a little naive in that it doesn't give any warnings against kids just running outside in nature unsupervised.
I like how the author relates a child's life to help them understand the animals and insects. There are some interesting explanations on anthills, squirrels and all others. There are some cute tips on how to attract all sorts of critters.
I also enjoy how ecosystems are portrayed:
This a very informative and creative book, but it fell a little flat for me in the end due to its lacklustre font and sometimes naive way of thinking. I definitely learnt a thing or two, though.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
'Outside: Discovering Animals' by Maria Ana Peixe Dias and Inês Teixeira do Rosário with illustrations by Bernardo P. Carvalho is a book for young naturalists looking at their world.
My review copy included about half of the book, but it was a pretty good sense of what the book offered. My copy started with the kinds of clues that animals leave behind, like partially chewed food, or feathers, tracks or pathways. It moved on to discovering about bugs and critters. There were encouragements to examine and document things like ant behavior or catching worms. My section ended on frogs and toads and how to tell anura and urodela apart (hint: it's the tail, or lack thereof).
The illustrations are good. The book itself is pretty good, but the layout and font was a bit on the small side. This would make a good book for curious children wondering about the critters in their garden and yard.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
My review copy included about half of the book, but it was a pretty good sense of what the book offered. My copy started with the kinds of clues that animals leave behind, like partially chewed food, or feathers, tracks or pathways. It moved on to discovering about bugs and critters. There were encouragements to examine and document things like ant behavior or catching worms. My section ended on frogs and toads and how to tell anura and urodela apart (hint: it's the tail, or lack thereof).
The illustrations are good. The book itself is pretty good, but the layout and font was a bit on the small side. This would make a good book for curious children wondering about the critters in their garden and yard.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
The best way to get a kid intereted in science is to make it something they want to know about. Something as simple as finding out about the world in their garden or a park. When they find a feather, finding out where that feature came from.
It goes from being just stuff on the ground, to traces of things left behind. This book talks about poop, of course, scat, that animals leave behind, that tell so much about them. Owls leave balls of the parts of the animals they can't digest. You also learn about not only "foot" prints, but snake prints, that tell you how they slithered.
Ah, but what if you live in the city. There aren't so many animals there. The book covers that as well.
The only issue I have with this book is that it is East of the Rockies specific, when it talks about being able to see fireflies anywhere. A little rewriting could have saved that mention.
#Outside:discoveringAnimals #NetGalley
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
It goes from being just stuff on the ground, to traces of things left behind. This book talks about poop, of course, scat, that animals leave behind, that tell so much about them. Owls leave balls of the parts of the animals they can't digest. You also learn about not only "foot" prints, but snake prints, that tell you how they slithered.
Ah, but what if you live in the city. There aren't so many animals there. The book covers that as well.
The only issue I have with this book is that it is East of the Rockies specific, when it talks about being able to see fireflies anywhere. A little rewriting could have saved that mention.
#Outside:discoveringAnimals #NetGalley
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
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Informative and illustrative love the contrast of black and the pinks.
Overall: This is a great resource for in the classroom or in the family bookshelf. Amazon lists this as a K-3 resource. It could be to explore imagery or work through the text. But to me this feels and reads for more 3rd and up? I could be wrong and it depends on your younging. But it's a good group/family read ..to go along with exploring the outside world.
Informative and illustrative love the contrast of black and the pinks.
Overall: This is a great resource for in the classroom or in the family bookshelf. Amazon lists this as a K-3 resource. It could be to explore imagery or work through the text. But to me this feels and reads for more 3rd and up? I could be wrong and it depends on your younging. But it's a good group/family read ..to go along with exploring the outside world.
This is another of my favorite books this year. The subtitle is "With more than 100 plants and animals, plus an introduction to weather, geology, and the night sky." What better way to help young readers learn to appreciate the earth than with hand-on activities they can do no matter where they live. The illustrations are rather minimal, with few colors but they are still spot on. This is a great resource book as well as a great activity book and would be ideal for introducing kids to the natural sciences. I can remember my Kiddo exploring nature in the park and at the beach and a book like this is just what she needed but didn't have. It's a hefty volume but its packed full of good stuff.
What a fun book for kids! They will learn, without realizing it! I sat and read through this book, and plan to get a copy that my kids can use this coming fall.
There are so many interesting facts here, and I found myself learning while reading through it! Kids of all ages will have fun reading this book! Add this to your must-have list! This is a book that they can use again and again!
This book releases on 5 July 2018.
*I received an electronic copy from NetGalley for an honest and fair review*
There are so many interesting facts here, and I found myself learning while reading through it! Kids of all ages will have fun reading this book! Add this to your must-have list! This is a book that they can use again and again!
This book releases on 5 July 2018.
*I received an electronic copy from NetGalley for an honest and fair review*
Fantastic book for discovering the animal world around us! Full of information and simple drawings to explain the how and why of animals (Why do beetles have different types of legs? Who left this footprint?). This is a great book to pull out during summer break! I took 1 star off for the lack of color detail, the style isn't quite my taste but over all a great book!
Thank you NetGalley and Lincoln Children's Books for an advanced copy of this book.
Thank you NetGalley and Lincoln Children's Books for an advanced copy of this book.