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Woodpecker Wham!
Woodpecker Wham!
Reviewed by: Joanne Libby - Freeport Community Library, f, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: August 25, 2015
Review
Steve Jenkins' illustrations make this a visually stunning book. The text is 4 lines of rhyming words that correspond to the woodpecker doing some activity during the year. I found the text to be clever, but not easy to read aloud, almost choppy at times. I had to read some twice to get the pronunciations right to rhyme. The best part of this book besides the illustrations is the 6-page addendum where you can see the pictures and names of 6 woodpeckers and learn about their behaviors and habitats. I included grades 4-6 as audience because this addendum would provide facts for an elementary school aged child who is writing a report about woodpeckers.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Sayre, April Pulley
Illustrator: Jenkins, Steve
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, LLC
Book Type: picture book nonfiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool,grades k-3,grades 4-6
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780805088427
Price: 17.99