| Animal Dads Contributor(s): Collard III, Sneed B. (Author), Jenkins, Steve (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0618032991 ISBN-13: 9780618032990 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2000 Annotation: This intriguing picture book explores the different roles of fatherhood in the animal kingdom. Readers will learn about the various animal dads and their many different, unique parenting skills. "The sort of book parents may appreciate as much as their children."--"New York Times Book Review." Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: 591.56 |
| LCCN: 96022171 |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 9.66" W x 9.8" (0.32 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43602 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This whimsical and intriguing picture book explores the different roles of fatherhood in the animal kingdom. Readers will learn about various animal dads and their many different parenting skills: baby-sitting - an emperor penguin dad watches over the eggs for nine weeks while the mother searches for food; hunting - a wolf dad leads the pack on hunting trips and brings meat for new pups to eat; giving birth - a seahorse mother's eggs hatch inside the dad's special belly pouch. Sneed Collard's concise, clear text and award-winning artist Steve Jenkins's informative cut-paper collages reveal unique tasks that animal dads perform in raising their offspring. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collard III, Sneed B.: - Sneed B. Collard III has written more than fifty books for young people. In 2006, he received the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for his body of work. He lives with his family in Montana.To learn more about Sneed B. Collard III, visit www.sneedbcollardiii.com.Collard III, Sneed B.: - Sneed B. Collard III has written more than fifty books for young people. In 2006, he received the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for his body of work. He lives with his family in Montana.To learn more about Sneed B. Collard III, visit www.sneedbcollardiii.com.Jenkins, Steve: - Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated many nonfiction picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor-winning What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? His books have been called stunning, eye-popping, inventive, gorgeous, masterful, extraordinary, playful, irresistible, compelling, engaging, accessible, glorious, and informative. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator, Robin Page. |