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Zoo Clues
My Skin Is Bumpy and Slimy: What am I?
What has a wide mouth, a pink tongue, short legs, and slimy, black-and-yellow skin? If you guessed a fire salamander, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn about this dazzling collection of wild and wonderful zoo animals--one clue at a time! Fast facts and habitat maps at the end of the book provide beginner readers with key information about the zoo animal. The clear text, clever design, and exquisite photos are sure to delight and engage emergent readers.
24 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2014
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August 6, 2014
Clever, original presentation for younger elementary students to try to figure out the missing pieces.
Each page has various pictures taken from different angles. Each of these pictures has a grid of a puzzle, with some of the pieces missing. Each shows a different brightly colored background with with white words in bold, large, easy to read words. Each page also has a clue about a characteristic of the animal. The page “I have a wide mouth.” shows a closeup of the mouth. There are white string-like threads in the mouth, but these are not explained. My favorite page is the “I have short toes.” showing a close-up of the foot. I can hear my students squealing, “It’s so cute!”
The back of the book has more information about its habitat, diet, size, life span, aInd more. A map with an inset clearly shows the range throughout Europe. A simple index would be good for teaching beginning index skills.
There are nine other books in this “Zoo Clues” series that I will investigate for purchase to support our science curriculum.
Each page has various pictures taken from different angles. Each of these pictures has a grid of a puzzle, with some of the pieces missing. Each shows a different brightly colored background with with white words in bold, large, easy to read words. Each page also has a clue about a characteristic of the animal. The page “I have a wide mouth.” shows a closeup of the mouth. There are white string-like threads in the mouth, but these are not explained. My favorite page is the “I have short toes.” showing a close-up of the foot. I can hear my students squealing, “It’s so cute!”
The back of the book has more information about its habitat, diet, size, life span, aInd more. A map with an inset clearly shows the range throughout Europe. A simple index would be good for teaching beginning index skills.
There are nine other books in this “Zoo Clues” series that I will investigate for purchase to support our science curriculum.
August 4, 2014
Beginning reader(0.7 ATOS)with simple text and photographs set up in a sort of "guess what I am" game that introduces the fire salamander.
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