by Steve Jenkins
This picture book goes through a wide array of animals and shows the actual size of specific features of the animal. It is extremely interesting because it actually makes sense of facts and figures by illustrating what they look like. Many readers will be amused be the wacky facts such as a Goliath birdeater tarantual is 12 inches across when Jenkins makes the fact tangible by illustring it. The images are also really creative and neat because they are made from cut and torn paper and can even be noticed when some letters of a torn paper are left showing. Jenkins also includes important skills such as comparing in his book. For example, on on page there is a replica of a gorilla's massive hand and the opposite side depicts a pygmy mouse lemur holding it's hand out to show the idea that both still have hands a lot like humans. Another great feature to this book is at the end where it gives many more detaila about each animal included in the book. Overall a very fun, stunning, and dramatic way to make facts come alive.
Intended Age 4-8
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