Consuming, transferring, speaking: “Some
animals do issues similar to you…whereas others are very completely different!”
This British import affords
informational textual content about animal behaviors illustrated in cheery cartoon-style
footage and juxtaposed with numerous youngsters partaking in comparable actions.
The opening double-page unfold asks readers, “How do you eat? A chameleon
SHOOTS out its tongue to catch meals.” Illustrating this are a toddler biting into
an apple whereas a chameleon stands on their head, catching a fly with its lengthy
tongue. On the dealing with web page one other baby talks on a push-button telephone, “us[ing]
phrases,” and “a lion lets out a loud ROAR!” Poor pacing undermines the success
of the e book, with every unfold providing (too) many human/animal juxtapositions.
Though subsequent spreads are organized topically, there’s no sense of
cohesion supplied by a selected construction—the spreads could possibly be rearranged into
a special sequence with none affect on the e book as an entire. The result’s a
title that provides a number of attention-grabbing data illustrated with pleasing,
playful footage, but it surely’s weakened by an absence of group that will allow
engagement and curiosity in accessing the data.
Not an awesome instance of the right way to do
expository nonfiction for younger readers. (Image e book. Four-6)
