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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-Good books for young children about reproduction are a rarity and are eagerly sought by libraries and parents alike. This is one of them. The dual text (one very simple sentence for the child and another more complex explanation for the adult that will help answer inevitable questions) keeps perfect step with Jenkins's eye-catching, colorful cut-paper collage illustrations. A variety of asexual reproductive methods, such as budding and fission, and sexual behaviors are described and depicted, as are embryo development and birth. "Human animals" are not mentioned. Some purists may carp at the term "babies," but it is perfect for the intended audience. An attractive, informative, approachable look at a delicate subject.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 1^-4, younger for reading aloud. On each page, Collard pairs a line or two of large-type text with a paragraph in smaller type that covers similar ground in more detail. He begins with sea animals that bud, split, stack, or just let pieces break off to create the next generation, then goes on to discuss mating behavior, from fighting to flashing lights; strategies for bringing egg and sperm together; embryonic development; and other aspects of sexual reproduction. Human sex is not mentioned, but readers will get the picture (so to speak). It is the pictures--of whales and fireflies, sea stars and tigers, hatchlings and cubs--that give this companion to Animal Dads (1997) unusual appeal. Jenkins creates beautiful, evocative, sometimes astonishingly realistic paper collages for this two-level survey of animal reproduction. Glossary. John Peters
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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PreSchool-Grade 2-Good books for young children about reproduction are a rarity and are eagerly sought by libraries and parents alike. This is one of them. The dual text (one very simple sentence for the child and another more complex explanation for the adult that will help answer inevitable questions) keeps perfect step with Jenkins's eye-catching, colorful cut-paper collage illustrations. A variety of asexual reproductive methods, such as budding and fission, and sexual behaviors are described and depicted, as are embryo development and birth. "Human animals" are not mentioned. Some purists may carp at the term "babies," but it is perfect for the intended audience. An attractive, informative, approachable look at a delicate subject.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 1^-4, younger for reading aloud. On each page, Collard pairs a line or two of large-type text with a paragraph in smaller type that covers similar ground in more detail. He begins with sea animals that bud, split, stack, or just let pieces break off to create the next generation, then goes on to discuss mating behavior, from fighting to flashing lights; strategies for bringing egg and sperm together; embryonic development; and other aspects of sexual reproduction. Human sex is not mentioned, but readers will get the picture (so to speak). It is the pictures--of whales and fireflies, sea stars and tigers, hatchlings and cubs--that give this companion to Animal Dads (1997) unusual appeal. Jenkins creates beautiful, evocative, sometimes astonishingly realistic paper collages for this two-level survey of animal reproduction. Glossary. John Peters
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
See all Editorial Reviews
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Inside This Book
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First Sentence:
Animals make babies in many ways Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
asexual reproduction New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Animals make babies in many ways Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
asexual reproduction New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
4
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cite this book:
- Animal Babies (True Books: Animals) by Ann O. Squire in Back Matter
- Looking Down by Steve Jenkins in Back Matter
- The ABCs of Writing for Children: 114 Children's Authors and Illustrators Talk About the Art, the Business, the Craft & the Life of Writing Children's Literature by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff on page 222
- Animals in Flight by Robin Page in Back Matter