If My Mom Were a Platypus: Animal Babies and Their Mothers [Hardcover]

Dia L. Michels (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Middle graders learn how fourteen mammals are born, eat, sleep, learn, and mature.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Explores the birth experience...of 13 mammals, humorously reminding us of shared experiences. Illustrations provide a realistic view of animals. -- Washington Parent Magazine, May 2002, Mary Quattlebaum

This book is very interesting and informative. Much of the information is fascinating. Glossary, index, activity guide available. -- Ann Widdrczyk, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative

enjoy this opportunity to discover the fascinating facts that celebrate the wonders of birth in the animal kingdom. -- Kathleen Orosz, Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

From the Publisher

The animal kingdom offers a special fascination for children because so many of the cozy rituals they share at home are echoed in nature. In this beguiling approach to biology, middle graders can learn how animals eat, sleep and learn from birth to maturity. Fourteen species including the Least Shrew, the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat and the Hooded Seal are presented in detailed illustrations and a scrupulously researched text. The writing is appropriate for eight year olds but interest holds for older children as well. Activity guide available.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Platypus Media; 1 edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930775024
• ISBN-13: 978-1930775022
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #696,693 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book For Kids!, September 9, 2001

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Kelly "kelly" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If My Mom Were a Platypus: Animal Babies and Their Mothers (Hardcover)

My three year old daughter loves this book. The book tells how different mammals are born, nursed, grow, eat, etc. It is really fascinating [I found it very interesting myself]. While the book is long and written for a much older audience, it still held my young daughter's attention [though we read only a few pages at a time]. The book is very educational and would be especially nice for families who breastfeed. It ends with the birth of a human mammal and tells how the baby is born and nursed and grows etc. This is a really neat book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review, November 26, 2001

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Susan Emdin Osmun (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If My Mom Were a Platypus: Animal Babies and Their Mothers (Hardcover)

The book, 'If My Mom Were A Platypus'was written by Dia L. Michels. It provides a nice introduction to 13 animals (including humans), and provides basic information regarding birth, growth, diet, and other interesting scientific facts. Written from the point of view of the newborn animal and it's mother, the book is targeted towards upper elementary and middle school audiences. However, it can be enjoyed by younger children. It makes a good family readaloud and can be used for basic research. The illustrations are realistic and colorful, and the book includes a glossary and index.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entrancing and Educational, October 31, 2001

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KATHLEEN E KAIN (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If My Mom Were a Platypus: Animal Babies and Their Mothers (Hardcover)

If My Mom Were A Platypus is an entrancing children's book covering all sorts of animal babies-platypus, koala, lion, orangutan, whale, shrew and more. The beautifully-illustrated text pulls in children by pretending they are the baby. If My Mom Were A Platypus describes in detail how different babies eat, learn, grow and mature. This fact-loaded book delights both adults and children and is extraordinarily hard to put down. Even the ending is superb. Includes glossary and index and highlights endangered or threatened species. Activity guides are available at PlatypusMedia.com. Perfect for school or home use. Ages 4-adult.