What Do Animals Do All Day?

by Wendy Hunt, Studio Muti (Illustrator)

What do animals do all day? Find out in this fully illustrated book that features more than 100 animals. Little ones can explore fourteen scenes set in diverse habitats—including the jungle, the desert, and the savanna—then turn the page to find out what each animal is called, and what it gets up to in the wild. This This funny companion title to What Do Grown-ups Do All Day? is the perfect book to introduce little ones to animals big and small, and to explain how they work together in nature.

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

Published February 1, 2018

Reviews

[Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good enough. A children book that present animal environment and some animals, who live in it with a characteristic they have. An interesting look at the animal world and a funny way to learn funny things about the animals. The illustrations are simple, but good looking with a lot of colors to catch the kid's attention.

[Donna Maguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book and one that I would have loved to have owned when I was younger! The layout is great and I loved that you can learn more about the different animals featured. Really entertaining book for any young animal lovers out there.

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hauska tietokirja eri elinympäristöissä asuvista eläimistä ja niiden "ammateista". Kirja on omalla tavallaan myös piilokuvakirja, sillä isolta aukeamalta piti myös etsiä seuraavan aukeaman kaikki asukkaat.

[Jennifer Margeson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be perfect for preschool through middle elementary, there were plenty of facts and opportunities for teachers/parents to ask predicting questions to help stimulate their interest. I only suggest that while the illustrations are simply lovely, many could be replaced with photographs instead, to make this nonfiction book really pop. Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to preview #WhatDoAnimalsDoAllDay by Wendy Hunt.

[Annie Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an awesome book! The way it is divided into different habitats with several animals in each makes for a great read aloud you can keep coming back to as you study a different unit. Index of all the animals included in the back. For adults too! Seriously, I'll bet you'll learn at least a couple of facts you didn't know!

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic illustrations laid out in a fantastic way! I love how the reader is introduced to each habitat, then animals within that habitat by the role they play in their environment. So clever for elementary school non-fiction readers!

[Madhu N · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book. It has plenty of information on animals. The book has been divided into chapters based on geographic landforms and animals in each of these regions are explained in an easy to understand and in a funny way too. A must have for young readers. My guess is age group 6-8 will be delighted by the book and above will be interested.

Overall a very enjoyable book. Even adults can pick up quite a bit of information reading it.

Thanks to Publisher/Net Galley for giving me an opportunity to read this book.

[Magy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Children who love animals will love this book! What Do Animals Do All Day? explores animals grouped by their habitat and the jobs they do within their natural environment. From a coral reef to a desert to the North Pole to your own backyard and more, kids will learn a lot about a variety of animals!

*Advanced copy provided by netgalley for an honest review.

[Critterbee❇ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think this was more of a sneak peek of an ARC than a publication-ready version of What Do Animals Do All Day? Pages were missing, but there was enough material to form an overall impression and get a good idea of the intended purpose.

The two-page illustrations were cute and over-crowded with animals. A short paragraph gave an overview of each featured ecosystem, and the following two pages explained what types of 'jobs' the animals performed. A spider is introduced as a knitter, a prairie dog is compared to a news reporter, a skunk is a perfumier...

Humor and facts are both included, although they are not combined very well. Is this meant to be a whimsical book or an instructional book? The book is corny-jokey, but not in a goofy, obviously weird way, so I can imagine that some of the jokes might be believed as facts by young readers.

The book seems perfunctory and scattered. The illustrations are average, and some of the animals were difficult to recognize (a cougar who had a body shape similar to a salamander, an otter who looked like a bear), but maybe that's down to my lack of imagination when biology is concerned.

Overall it just didn't seem to find a direction and follow through 100%.

Can not recommend.

*eARC Netgalley*

[Emily Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter and I loved this book. The book itself is great quality and a simple but beautiful layout. It’s great to discuss habitats with little ones and fun for kids who love animal facts.

[Poongothai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book that explores different habitats and the animals in them. Each animal has a job and some of them were funny. Illustrations are bright and colourful .Enjoyable.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher

[Andréa]

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

[Barbara Band]

Large format book that features eight selected animals within fourteen different biomes. A double-page illustration introduces the biome with a brief description; followed by two pages of animals. As well as their correct name, they are also given an alternative name that describes what they do; for example, in the desert the Addax Screwhorn Antelope is given the name "Weatherman" because "I can detect rain from far away and then go to find water."

The illustrations are retro in style and are in slightly muted colours. Some of the animals selected are quite unusual and there is an index listing all of them. The eight animals are featured on the double-page illustration so it is likely that a child reading this will then want to go back to look at the animal within its habitat.

Pre-school, KS1.