Armadillos Sleep in Dugouts: And Other Places Animals Live [Hardcover]

Pam Munoz Ryan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1997 | Grade Level: K and up

Examines the different types of homes animals make, including those of river otters, peregrine falcons, and two-toed sloths.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2. A rhythmic rhyming text introduces children to the concept of differing terms for animal "homes"?some constructed like a beaver's lodge or a gray squirrel's drey, and others simply part of the habitat, like the rain-forest canopy "home" of the sloth or a thicket for pampas deer. Almost 30 differing critters from badgers to bowerbirds are cited in the brief notations. All are accompanied by warm, double-page watercolors that depict the animals in their native habitats. Missing, unfortunately, is a listing of the animals and a map of some sort showing global distribution, so parents/teachers of the extra curious may find themselves doing some research to answer unexpected questions. There also seems to be some confusion between living "in" or "on" a holt, and the term "furrows" and "burrows." Still and all, a pleasant, friendly book from the same team that produced A Pinky Is a Baby Mouse (Hyperion, 1997).?Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

From the collaborators behind Pinky Is a Baby Mouse (p. 468) and following its format, a book about animal homes and habitats. Rhyming quatrains with a typical A-B-C-B metrical pattern each end in a first-person question, e.g., ``I'm an Arctic lemming. Where will my household be?'' The required page turn divulges another short verse that expounds on a particular dwelling. Fox's den and spider's web are interspersed with the less familiar squirrel's drey, badger's sett, or river otter's holt, introducing unusual vocabulary in easily understood context. Backyard, jungle, savannnah, forest, and ice floe provide a variety of safe locations; the text also visits rufous ovenbirds, pampas deer, garden bowerbirds, and African termites. Woodsy, naturalistic watercolor habitats harbor sets of creatures with similar environs. Several of the lines are awkward or out of meter, making this difficult to read aloud, and no new territory is charted; instead, it's a smattering of brief encounters and a mild overview of the range of animal homes. (Picture book. 4-7) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078680274X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786802746
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,217,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

PAM Muñoz Ryan is the author of more that thirty books for young readers, including four beloved novels, Riding Freedom, Esperanza Rising, Becoming Naomi León, and Paint the Wind, which collectively have garnered, among countless accolades, the Pura Belpré Medal, the Jane Addams Award, and the Schneider Family Award. She lives in Southern California with her family. You can visit her at www.PamMunozRyan.com.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Armadillos Sleep in Dugouts, April 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Armadillos Sleep in Dugouts: And Other Places Animals Live (Library Binding)

This is a nice addition to books on animal habitats. Theintroduction of new vocabulary words, such as badgers'"setts" and armadillos' "dugouts" provides young readers with exposure to words they might not otherwise encounter. The rhymes, although occasionally awkward, are simple and to the point. The illustrations nicely support the text, and make a pleasant book for reading aloud or for simply leafing through with your favorite child.