A mammal is an animal / Lizzy Rockwell.
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TextPublisher: New York : Holiday House, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: 39 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780823436705Subject(s): Mammals -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 599 LOC classification: QL706.2 | .R627 2017Summary: A mammal is an animal, but is every animal a mammal? This tongue twister, is also a good question. In this clear and engaging non-fiction nature book, kids will go on to answer it themselves, as they use observation and inquiry to distinguish how mammals are different from other animals. Earthworms are soft inside and out but mammals have body parts that are hard. Insects are hard on the outside, but mammals have their skeletons on the inside. Fish have skeletons inside, but get oxygen from the water, while mammals breather air into their lungs. This process of comparison builds along the evolutionary path of life on earth. A beautiful and informative book that introduces young children to animal classification and dichotomous inquiry.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Animals | J 599 ROC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111070850050 |
Ages 4-8.
K to grade 3.
A mammal is an animal, but is every animal a mammal? This tongue twister, is also a good question. In this clear and engaging non-fiction nature book, kids will go on to answer it themselves, as they use observation and inquiry to distinguish how mammals are different from other animals. Earthworms are soft inside and out but mammals have body parts that are hard. Insects are hard on the outside, but mammals have their skeletons on the inside. Fish have skeletons inside, but get oxygen from the water, while mammals breather air into their lungs. This process of comparison builds along the evolutionary path of life on earth. A beautiful and informative book that introduces young children to animal classification and dichotomous inquiry.
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