At the Zoo!: Explore the Animal World with Craft Fun (Crossings) [Paperback]

Judy Press (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Crossings

This title is suitable for ages 4 to 8 years. Beginning a visit to each animal's zoo home with a riddle, the author immediately involves the children in this great 'getting to know you' adventure. Its features are: children capture the animal world in art; children 'ask the zookeeper' the questions that spring into their ever-curious minds; childrens' view of the world's diversity expands.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

reSchool-Grade 3-Children and their adult mentors will delight in this multifaceted craft book. There are seven broad categories: "African Safari," "Tropical Forest," "Animals & Their Young," "Inside the Aquarium," "The Reptile House," "Northern Forest," and "The Big Cats." Each section has a map and a short introduction, followed by several projects about individual creatures. Each project is covered in three pages. Scissors symbols indicate the level of difficulty, which is also listed in the index. The required materials would be found in most craft cupboards. Some of the models of the animals are realistic; some are more representational. The steps are clearly numbered and fairly easy. Black-and-white line drawings will aid in project construction. For children who like hands-on activity, and especially those who are interested in animals, this book will hold hours of fun. Teachers will find complete cross-curricular lesson plans, with literature, art, science, and geography tie-ins. Similar in concept and format to Regina Curtis's The Little Hands Playtime Book (Williamson, 2000), Press's title can be considered a more specialized version for a slightly older age group.
Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, Waterford, NJ
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Review

"Take a trip to the zoo without leaving home!"

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885593619
• ISBN-13: 978-1885593610
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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