Are You a Snail?

Up The Garden Path / Backyard Books

by Judy Allen, Tudor Humphries (Illustrator)

A young snail faces many challenges as it tries to grow safely into an adult. All the facts a young child needs to understand the life of this intriguing backyard creature are packed into this engaging narrative.

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

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2000

About the author

Judy Allen is an award-winning author whose novel Awaiting Developments was short-listed for the Whitbread Children's Novel Award.

Judy Allen, along with illustrator Tudor Humphries, created Kingfisher's award-winning Backyard Books series and many other successful books, including the Reading Rainbow selections Tiger and Seal.

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Are you a Snail? If you are, your life began in an egg like one of these. When you hatch, you look like this. This is your mother. You are much smaller than your mother. You are very, very small, but you will grow. You have two horns and two eyes on stalks. You can pull your eyes right down inside the stalks and into your head if you need to. You are slimy. You are VERY slimy.This book is a perfect introduction to the world of the Snail. An ideal book for young children I enjoyed reading all about Snails I received this book free from a neighborhood book drop.

[Two Hearts Homeschool · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 5 year just loves this series

[SaraKat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super-cute book about the snail and it's biology and ecology. It is an oft-overlooked animal that gets no love so it's nice to see a book about it. The book feels like it is designed to be read aloud to little ones since it is written in the 2nd person.

[Jenna Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely book about snails

[Clive]

no!

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unbelievably charming, with realistic illustrations and solid snail facts.

[Grace Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book for introducing non-fiction to kids! It’s inclusive reading style is fun and personal!

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Welcome to the world of a snail and learn some very interesting facts and amazing discoveries about the life of the snail who is not to be mistaken for a slug.

[LemontreeLime · Rating 5 out of 5]

aw. loved this.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Introducing the marvels of...the snail! (You are probably *not* one, but it never hurts to check.) Do you have eyestalks? A shell? Only one foot and a LOT of slime?

[Sierra Nikole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Are you a Snail? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries is a nonfiction book about the life cycle and living of snails. Are you a Snail? is part of a series of nonfiction Backyard Books, a few others of which would be, Are you a Bee?, Are you a Ladybug?, and Are you a Butterfly? This book explains to the reader how a snail lives, eats, and grows in a series of lively facts addressed to the reader as if the reader were a snail. The illustrations share the examples and life in the book and illustrate exactly the point the sentences on the page stress so that child listeners can follow along easily. At the end of this book, the author chooses to make a few comparisons between a human child and a growing snail. Lastly, there is a “Did you know…” page at the end for additional and interesting facts. This book certainly introduces nonfiction in a fun and relatable way that encourages the readers to compare, contrast, and explore the topic.
(Fulfills a nonfiction book requirement)

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another fun book in the Are You a... series of books by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries. We like these books. They offer scientific information, but in a colorful and fun format. Children will like how the books speaks to them and helps to compare a human to the creature described. And the Did You Know... section in the back offers additional facts about the topic. We will certainly look for more books in this series.

[Gemma Duling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personal Reaction:
I liked this book because it contained a lot of information. The information was presented in a fun and simple way which was very easy to read.

Purpose:
I would use this book for first graders if they are doing a research project on snails. The information is presented in a simple way and the pictures support the information. The information is accurate and easy to read. Children would enjoy this book because it is interesting to read about snails which are commonly not researched.

[Brittany Cullen]

This book is also story like but also tells about a snail's life. it talks about how a snail lives and moves, what eat it, how it survives through seasons, and more fun facts about snails. snails are interesting creatures to learn about and i learned things i didnt kow before. Students will enjoy it becuase it is like a story with information.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was featured on Between the Lions. Lots of information on snails. I really liked the way it was written, asking if you have the characteristics of a snail. The end also has a contrast to humans.

[Tessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book about a snail that doesn't know shes's a snail yet and she goes on a journey to try and discover what she is and what her purpose is, it's a great book to have in the classroom for the younger kids.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. What a fun idea!

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Captivating story & illustrations - great to introduce children to the topic of snails.

[Brandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

The children enjoyed this book. The illustrations are delightful.

[Valerie Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wanted to do a snail themed storytime...so I did.