Enslow 2010 32p 22.60 I Like Reading About Animals(Enslow)
978-0-7660-3327-6 elem VG-BNe
Discusses how different animal babies, including cheetahs, lemurs, and African elephants, survive the early stages of their lives and grow up, with photographs. Hard to resist close up photos of a variety of baby animals is what will attract young readers to this title. Some, like the penguin chick, are cute and some, like the cuckoo chick are ugly but all are fun to look at. The publisher notes that the book is written on two reading levels (new reader and fluent reader) and indeed there are two separate text paragraphs but the beginning reader will be a challenge to beginning readers. Nonetheless, the text is informative and young readers will learn many new facts about how baby animals are born, grown and are cared for by their parents. Each two page spread is introduced with a question about the animal in the photograph. For example, the photos of the crocodile show the mother croc with her baby held between her sharp teeth, with the question “Is this baby crocodile safe?” The first paragraph for new readers answers the question while the second paragraph for fluent readers provides more detailed information on the animal. Includes a Table of Contents, Words to Know and an Index. Of note, the book is printed on 10% to 30% recycled paper, which provides a quality appearance and finish to the book. Zajko, Rosanne
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