Snakes (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (945 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0613644255 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An introduction to an animal that's been with us since the time of the dinosaurs--the snake.
From School Library Journal Grade 1-4-- An attractive, well-written easy reader. Comparisons are made between small and large varieties, and between snakes and familiar objects in order to describe their size and weight. . While not as naturalistic as photographs or some representational art, the collage technique has the advantage of appearing three dimensional and does a fine job of conveying movement and texture. Alexandra Parsons's Amazing Snakes (McKay, 1990) offers similar coverage, and its full-color photographs effectively enhance its informational value. Some facts are merely mentioned with little or no follow-up, e.g., How is the snake's venom used for medicine? How does a cobra know to raise its head and look around in response to a snake charmer? Moffatt's cut-paper illustrations are interesting, colorful, and well designed. --
"Good Book, Poor Quality" according to A Customer. My son is 5 and loves this book, the illustrations are fantastic and it is a nice change from actual photos of snakes. That said, within a few days the pages began to come out of the binding and I had to tape the pages together. My son doesn't care, but to me it is a sign of a cheap, poor-quality binding. I would have retu
. She has written several titles for children, including many books in the leveled reader program, Penguin Young Readers. Patricia Brennan is an educator and children's book author