Whose Shadow Is This?: A Look at Animal Shapes-Round, Long, and Pointy

by Claire Berge

Examines a variety of different animal shadows including shadows produced from a hummingbird, a gibbon, a reindeer, a camel, a porcupine, a giraffe, and an ant.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Science, Nonfiction

24 pages, Library Binding

First published August 31, 2004

Reviews

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as accessible as other books in this series. If I can't figure out a gibbons' shadow, no way are my preschoolers.

[Christine Grant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shadow Storytime. These images were a little difficult for the children to guess which is why I rated it just 3 stars.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A preschool and up guessing book where animal shadows are presented and the next page tells the animal and a small nonfiction fact.

[James Vickery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great informational book that keeps students engaged. The students can constantly guess by the animals shadow what animal it is. The book then goes on to describe each discovered animal in detail giving some knowledge of animals as well. This book would be intended for a lesson on shadows and animals intended for grade 2. The book also explains shy shadows exist.

[Kristie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Older children will have fun trying to guess the different animal shapes.

[Kate Hastings · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun little book to do in storytime with shadows!!

[Kelly]

11/3/10 preschool

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a good book for when talking about animals or light/shadows.

[Miss Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

picture book about animal shadows laced full of fun facts throughout the book.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

With a preschool crowd that was quickly losing interest outside, I ended up skipping most of this book beyond the animal guessing game. Still, I liked it a lot and would use it again.