 | What's New At The Zoo? Author: Suzanne Slade Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Sylvan Dell Publishing (June 10, 2009) ISBN-10: 1607180383 ISBN-13: 978-1607180388 |
My children love to read and to be read to. This book arrived in perfect timing as I am teaching the almost 4 year old to count. He loves animals so this book peaked his interest greatly being that it is packed with zoo animals of all kinds.
There are pandas, elephants, peacocks, monkeys, snakes, bears, kangaroos, zebras, giraffes, penguins, and bats. All are in vibrant colors and shown in a habitat setting that one would find the animal in at a zoo.
The back of the book contains activities that you can do with your child. There are different extra math ideas and an animal matching activity.
Overall, this book has found a prominent place on our bookshelf. I’m sure it will be used over and over in the coming months and years what with my youngest being 2. He loves animals too.
About the Book:
Come along on an adding animal adventure. Add baby animals to the adults to see how many there are all together. And while you are at it, learn what some of the zoo animals eat or what the baby animals are called. Follow the little lost red balloon as it soars through the zoo. At the end of the day, count up all the animals you have seen. The For Creative Minds educational section includes: How many animals do you see?, Tens make friends, Adding by columns, Fact families, Food for thought, Animal matching activity, and Animal classes.
About the Author
Suzanne Slade is the author of over 60 books for children. Her works include picture books, biographies, as well as many non-fiction titles about animals, sports, insects, planets, and various science topics. One of her favorite parts of the writing process is researching and learning about new topics. Ms. Slade lives near Chicago with her husband, Mike, two children, and their tiny dog, Corduroy. Joan Waites has been a freelance illustrator for the past 18 years. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from DeSales University in 1982. Employment followed for 15 years as a neo-natal intensive care nurse in Philadelphia and Washington DC, while she simultaneously returned to college to study illustration and launch her freelance career. In addition to What's New at the Zoo?, Joan has illustrated nearly 40 books for the educational and trade marketplace. She is also an adjunt faculty member of The Corcoran Museum School of Art and Design in Washington, DC, where she teaches various children's classes for the college's Aspiring Artists program.
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