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What Eats That?: Predators, Prey, and the Food Chain
Animals are adorable, but they also have a wild side. Most hunt to survive--and must avoid being hunted! This is a guide up the food chain. With Stan Tekiela's wildlife photography, introducing several favorite critters, as well as their most interesting hunting and eating habits. How do mosquitos bite? What makes spider webs so effective? Why do wolves hunt in packs? With every turn of the page, the predator becomes the prey, as children discover the answer to the question, "What eats that?"
32 pages, Hardcover
Published September 26, 2017
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May 17, 2018
Why we chose this book:
T has been asking this very question lately. When I found Whose Baby Butt?, I also saw this and guessed it would be a great fit. The publisher provided a review copy.
Mom's Review (V)
An engaging introduction to the food chain.
With fun questions, bright photographs, and straightforward information, What Eats That? is a delightful look at a food chain. Starting with the sun and a flower, the book asks its namesake question for each level of the food chain: What eats that (flower, snake, mosquito, etc.)? Each two-page spread features an animal in the food chain; a bright photograph, a question or two for the audience to answer, and a lead-up to the next level of the food chain have kept T interested and involved each time we've read this. Now that we have read the book a few times, he's able to remember what eats some of the animals (snakes are eaten by raccoons, I was surprised to learn), and he is excited to give the right answers and name the upcoming animals.
A few facts about each animal are just enough to inform a young audience while also sparking interest in further reading. Back matter elaborates on the variety of food chains and on the featured animals, and T insists we read that as well. This is a fun way to learn, an easy conversation starter, and an inspiration for further reading and research. And just to be perfectly clear, it is a great fit!
Son's Review (T)
(age 3)
Mom: What did you like about this book?
Son: That it was a food chain book.
Mom: What's a food chain about?
Son: Food. People eat animals. The animals eat plants and meat. And garbage.
Mom: What was the most interesting thing you learned? I thought the most interesting thing was that raccoons ate animals. I knew they ate garbage and cat food because they used to eat my cat's food, but I didn't know they ate snakes.
Son: That some of the animals ate trash.
Mom: What animal was your favorite?
Son: The wolf. Wolves don't eat people.
Mom: Is there an animal you'd like to learn more about?
Son: The wolves. Why do they eat other animals?
Mom: That's a good question. Did you learn in this book why they eat other animals?
Son: For food!
Mom: What was your favorite part of reading the book? I liked all the questions.
Son: The animals.
T has been asking this very question lately. When I found Whose Baby Butt?, I also saw this and guessed it would be a great fit. The publisher provided a review copy.
Mom's Review (V)
An engaging introduction to the food chain.
With fun questions, bright photographs, and straightforward information, What Eats That? is a delightful look at a food chain. Starting with the sun and a flower, the book asks its namesake question for each level of the food chain: What eats that (flower, snake, mosquito, etc.)? Each two-page spread features an animal in the food chain; a bright photograph, a question or two for the audience to answer, and a lead-up to the next level of the food chain have kept T interested and involved each time we've read this. Now that we have read the book a few times, he's able to remember what eats some of the animals (snakes are eaten by raccoons, I was surprised to learn), and he is excited to give the right answers and name the upcoming animals.
A few facts about each animal are just enough to inform a young audience while also sparking interest in further reading. Back matter elaborates on the variety of food chains and on the featured animals, and T insists we read that as well. This is a fun way to learn, an easy conversation starter, and an inspiration for further reading and research. And just to be perfectly clear, it is a great fit!
Son's Review (T)
(age 3)
Mom: What did you like about this book?
Son: That it was a food chain book.
Mom: What's a food chain about?
Son: Food. People eat animals. The animals eat plants and meat. And garbage.
Mom: What was the most interesting thing you learned? I thought the most interesting thing was that raccoons ate animals. I knew they ate garbage and cat food because they used to eat my cat's food, but I didn't know they ate snakes.
Son: That some of the animals ate trash.
Mom: What animal was your favorite?
Son: The wolf. Wolves don't eat people.
Mom: Is there an animal you'd like to learn more about?
Son: The wolves. Why do they eat other animals?
Mom: That's a good question. Did you learn in this book why they eat other animals?
Son: For food!
Mom: What was your favorite part of reading the book? I liked all the questions.
Son: The animals.
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