Animals Eating: How Animals Chomp, Chew, Slurp and Swallow (Animal Behavior) - Softcover

Hickman, Pamela

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550745794 ISBN 13: 9781550745795

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2001

Synopsis

Imagine eating only one big meal a year like an anaconda, or living on a totally liquid diet like a vampire bat! Whether their diets include plants, insects or other creatures, animals eat in some weird and fascinating ways. Kids can investigate a variety of animals, birds, insects, fish and reptiles -- from the unique tongue of the anteater to the amazing digestive system of the crocodile. Examples of carnivores, herbivores and scavengers from around the world are included. Containing lots of interesting facts, activities and easy-to-do experiments, this title in the Animal Behavior series takes a resourceful approach to exploring animal life.

About this title

About the Author:

Pamela is an award-winning author of over 35 non-fiction nature books for children, including The Kids Canadian Nature Series, My First Look at Nature Series, Animal Senses and Animals Hibernating. She lives in Canning, Nova Scotia.

From Booklist:

Gr. 3-5, younger for reading aloud. From the writer and illustrator of Animals in Motion [My 1 00], here's a book that explores "the weird and wonderful ways that animals eat and drink." After a quick look at mouths, tongues, and teeth, the book discusses herbivores, carnivores, scavengers, and animals that live on a liquid diet. The writing features many bits of intriguing information and compares human eating habits with those of various animals. Teachers and home-schoolers will be particularly pleased with the simple activities that expand the text, such as the food web, made from a board, nails, yarn, paint, and markers, or the working model of a bird's gizzard, made with cloth, gravel, birdseed, and a rubber band. Pat Stephens' eye-catching drawings, tinted with watercolor washes, illustrate the text clearly. From the open-jawed crocodile pictured on the cover to the entertaining factoids within, this large-format book will find a wide-ranging audience. Carolyn Phelan
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About this edition

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1550745794
• ISBN 13: 9781550745795
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Stephens Pat