Snail - Softcover

Karen Hartley Chris Macro; Jill Bailey; Karen Hartley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 043101681X ISBN 13: 9780431016818

Publisher: Heinemann Library, 1998

Synopsis

Key Stage 1 work on life processes should be related to pupils' knowledge of animals in the local environment. Children should understand that animals move, feed, grow, use their senses and reproduce; that living things can be grouped according to observable similarities and differences; and that there are different kinds of animals in the local environment. This look at snails is one of a series focusing on familiar minibeasts. It covers size, appearance, birth and reproduction, growth, feeding, predators, life-span, movement, and different types. The book includes simple questions based on the information provided.

About this title

About the Author:

Karen Hartley is a Heinemann Raintree author.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-Three simply written introductions with visual pizzazz. A large, full-color photograph of the animal dominates almost every page, while a short paragraph of large-print text appears either above or beneath it. Organization of material is good. Each two-page section covers a different topic. Chapter headings come in the form of bold-print questions, e.g., "How do ladybugs grow?" Each title succinctly describes its subject's major physical or behavioral characteristics: life cycle, average life span, habitat, diet, and natural enemies. The books are clearly written and do a good job of presenting basic facts. However, some useful information has been omitted. In Ladybug, the pupal stage of development is not depicted, although the text mentions it-all other stages are shown. Only Mosquito mentions mating. Ladybug and Snail just discuss egg laying and the birth and development of the young. These are minor flaws, however. Although Emery Bernhard's Ladybug (Holiday, 1992; o.p.) mentions mating and includes an illustration of the pupal stage of the beetle, its color drawings are not as effective as the close-ups in Hartley and Macro's book. Useful titles with great browser appeal.
Karey Wehner, San Francisco Public Library
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann Library
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 043101681X
• ISBN 13: 9780431016818
• Binding: Paperback