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A UNIQUE VISUAL REFERENCE FOR THE YOUNG ONES., September 11, 2011
This review is from: A Look Inside Reptiles (Hardcover)
So you remember your old high school biology or anatomy book? You know, the one that used pages of acetate to examine the old standard frog, or as you progressed, the human body? They would start with the skin and as each clear page was turned you delved deeper and deeper into the particular body you were in the process of studying. These books were useful and most certainly fun to use.
Well this little book is set up in the same format except this one deals with purely reptiles. The first critter we get to see "inside of" is the American Alligator. The second is a sea turtle (Green Sea Turtle).
Each outer and internal organ and structure is well executed, is labeled properly and the text is clear and concise.
But that is not all! The book is broken down into several parts which are covered with small information boxes set in a logical order. Subjects include:
What is a reptile?
An Ancient Race. (Covers dinosaurs)
Hunting and Feeding.
Reptile Senses.
Strange Reptiles.
Turtles and Tortoises.
Aquatic Reptiles.
Mating, Eggs and Young.
Reptiles and People.
An example of the text is as follows:
"Reptiles use their tongues in many
ways for catching food. The chameleon
has a long tongue with a stick tip,
which it shoots out to catch insects.
The alligator snapping turtle's tongue
has a red, worm-like extension.
The turtle lies motionless with its mouth
open until a fish swims in, attracted
by the "worm." Then, snap! It closes
its mouth and swallows the fish."
The targeted group for this work is ages 4 through 8 which is just about right. The older kids can read this one on their own; the small will enjoy the pictures as the work is read to and with them.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
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