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A Mammal Is an Animal
A Mammal Is an Animal
Reviewed by: Margy Soule - Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: October 10, 2018
Review
Nonfiction for ages 4-7 can be filled with clear, accurate facts if well organized, explained concisely and accompanied by watercolor illustrations that direct the young eyes to understandable and appealing visual information. This book does just that. In an elegant, deceptively simple looking book, Lizzy Rockwell takes away the clutter of unnecessary facts in both words and pictures. The book includes a repetitive question, "But is a ---- a mammal? No!" In this way characteristics of animals are scientifically narrowed down to mammals. Additional information is presented on end papers with outline drawings of mammals, a carefully colored circle graph identifying the major animal classifications, two pages of clearly written brief summary of mammal facts (for all, most, and some mammals), and reference sources.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Rockwell, Lizzy
Illustrator: Rockwell, Lizzy
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Holiday House
Book Type: picture book nonfiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780823436705
Price: 17.95