Teeth [Hardcover]

Sneed B. Collard (Author), Phyllis V. Saroff (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2008 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

Humans and many animals use teeth to chew their food, but teeth are also used to attract mates and warn off predators. Science writer Sneed B. Collard III explores the various functions, structures, and number of animals' teeth. Includes a glossary and additional resources.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Packed with exciting information, this large-size picture book combines chatty prose (look around) and clear, full-color illustrations to tell amazing facts about animal parts and how they work. Although the exclamation points and bold type used in the text are unnecessary, the information Collard provides is astonishing. Saroff’s uncluttered watecolor graphics range from a huge close-up of a hippo’s mouth to a picture of the hollow fangs of a venomous snake. A bibliography of books and Web sites and a generous glossary round out a presentation that will be great for talking about at home as well as in the classroom. A companion book, Wings, by Collard, is also now available. Grades 1-3. --Hazel Rochman

About the Author

Sneed B. Collard III is an award-winning author who has written more than forty books for young people, including Beaks! and One Night in the Coral Sea. He lives in Missoula, Montana.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (January 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580891209
• ISBN-13: 978-1580891202
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a book that is not only very informative, but also a lot of fun to read or browse!, July 3, 2009

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This review is from: Teeth (Hardcover)

If you stick your finger in your mouth (wash your hands first) you can count how many teeth you have. There are animals that have relatively few teeth but the fearsome looking shark has an amazing number of teeth. The "great white shark can have as many as three thousand" teeth you never want to meet up with. Teeth have many different functions and even if you think about your own you could probably think of several. The vampire has teeth that slice through skin to get blood from another animal. The snow leopard uses its canines to stab its prey. Have you figured out how many teeth you have yet?

In this book you'll meet up with many animals and will learn some of the special functions some of their teeth have. You'll read about a spotted hyena, a horse, human beings, a five-lined skink, a bullfrog, an Asian elephant, an Atlantic walrus, a western diamondback rattlesnake, a moose, a narwhale, an ay-aye (what's that?), an orca, a great white shark, a tuatara, a Cuban crocodile, a hippopotamus, a cutthroat trout, a bullnose ray, an Alaskan brown bear and a chimpanzee. Teeth crack, stab, slice, grind, mash, munch and smile at you. This fascinating book will tell you things about them you may never have known. Did you know that one of these creatures has teeth in its throat? You'll have to read the book to find out which one!

This is a book that is not only very informative, but also a lot of fun to read or browse. The illustrations are colorful and very vibrant. There are some cutaway illustrations of hidden teeth and some with an additional skull illustration to emphasize certain points the author is trying to make. For example, the hyena is also shown with a skull to emphasize his powerful jaws and the strength of his back teeth. Children and adults will both enjoy this book. If there was a copy of this in a dentist's office it would be worn out in no time flat!