Different? Same! by Heather Tekavec, ill. by Pippa Curnick
The world is full of all sorts of animals. And while one
person may see their differences, someone else may notice their similarities. Hedgehogs,
puffer fish, chameleons, and sea urchins spend their time doing different
things, but they all have something in common. They all have spikes. In groups
of four animals at a time, readers will get to learn this fact and other
similarities and differences of 40 animals.
Why you should go find a copy of this when it comes out May 2, 2017:
- Fun and attractive illustrations
- Great for animal lovers! Lots of animals from a wide variety of biomes, and the illustrations are all labeled so kids can learn some new animals (such as sea urchins and rhinoceros beetles)
- Kids get to practice their pattern recognition skills
- Kids get to exercise their compare and contrast skills
- Easily challenge little ones in their observation skills (try covering the bottom right corner of each spread that tells the common trait and see if they can figure it out before you read that part).
- Informative AND in language kids can understand. (Each page's text is just a short two word phrase like "I swim." Then, in the back of the book is further information on the similar traits each spread brought up and the purposes of those traits. Unlike many other back of the book sections that are aimed at the adults who read books to kids, this one uses phrases and descriptions in kid-friendly language. You could read this part to kids and they should easily get the gist of the purpose of a shell, flippers, antennae, etc.)
- There’s also an interactive element in the back of the book. All 40 animals that appeared earlier reappear in a two page spread and readers are prompted to find more similar animals, like all those with spots or all those with webbed feet.
I received a copy of this title from NetGalley in
exchange for an honest review.
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