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All About...
All About Lizards
In All About Lizards, Arnosky shows how lizards grow and live, answering kids' biggest questions about these animals, such as: Can lizards really change colors? How many kinds of lizards are there? Why do some lizards' tails break off? Packed with intriguing information and brought to life by Arnosky's vibrant paintings, this book will fascinate young readers.
- GenresPicture Books
26 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2004
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About the author
Jim Arnosky
162 books76 followersJim Arnosky was born in New York City, NY Sept 1, 1946. He was raised in Pennsylvania. Jim graduated from high school in Philadelphia and joined the US Naval Reserves. His active duty took him to Maryland and Bremerhaven, Germany.
In 1976 Jim and his wife Deanna moved to Vermont with their two daughters where they have lived in an old farmhouse for the past 28 years. 17 of those years were spent raising sheep.
Jim is self taught in writing, art and the natural sciences. He has written and illustrated 86 books on nature subjects and has illustrated 46 other books written by various authors. He has been awarded the Christopher Medal, Orbis Pictus Honor, ALA Gordon Award, and Outstanding Science book awards from National Science Teachers Associations.
Jim loves to fish, boat, and play his guitar. In his work, he uses a Betacam SP video camcorder with a 1600 mm lens to record the wildlife he and Deanna find all across the country.
In 1976 Jim and his wife Deanna moved to Vermont with their two daughters where they have lived in an old farmhouse for the past 28 years. 17 of those years were spent raising sheep.
Jim is self taught in writing, art and the natural sciences. He has written and illustrated 86 books on nature subjects and has illustrated 46 other books written by various authors. He has been awarded the Christopher Medal, Orbis Pictus Honor, ALA Gordon Award, and Outstanding Science book awards from National Science Teachers Associations.
Jim loves to fish, boat, and play his guitar. In his work, he uses a Betacam SP video camcorder with a 1600 mm lens to record the wildlife he and Deanna find all across the country.
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February 13, 2021
Jim Arnosky turns to the world of reptiles in this ninth entry in his All About... picture-book series, intended to highlight different kinds of animal wildlife. Here he explores the different kinds of lizard in the world - more than 3000 species all told - and in the United States, discussing their anatomy, eating and reproductive habits, and the habitats in which they are to be found. The book concludes with the statement that lizards probably see us more than we see them, and that they make good neighbors...
Like its predecessors, All About Lizards pairs an engaging and informative text with lovely illustrations, created in acrylic paint. It would make an excellent first introduction to the subject of lizards for younger children. For my own part, I learned a little bit - truth be told, I went in knowing very little about the subject matter - and was particularly interested to note that salamanders, who are sometimes mistakenly thought to be lizards, are actually amphibians. I think that this fact struck me because I've always associated salamanders with fire, given the European folk traditions that describe them as having an affinity for this element. How surprising then, to realize that, as amphibians, many salamanders have a closer affinity to water than to fire. Leaving that aside, this is a book I would recommend to young animal and nature lovers, and to anyone seeking picture-books about lizards.
Like its predecessors, All About Lizards pairs an engaging and informative text with lovely illustrations, created in acrylic paint. It would make an excellent first introduction to the subject of lizards for younger children. For my own part, I learned a little bit - truth be told, I went in knowing very little about the subject matter - and was particularly interested to note that salamanders, who are sometimes mistakenly thought to be lizards, are actually amphibians. I think that this fact struck me because I've always associated salamanders with fire, given the European folk traditions that describe them as having an affinity for this element. How surprising then, to realize that, as amphibians, many salamanders have a closer affinity to water than to fire. Leaving that aside, this is a book I would recommend to young animal and nature lovers, and to anyone seeking picture-books about lizards.
September 25, 2010
What do you want to know about lizards? Well, this is the book for you. It's a creatively illustrated picture book about useful and fun lizard facts.
January 11, 2014
I'm not a big lizard fan, so it was hard for me to get really into it. Still, the art is so nice and Arnosky so informative...
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