Baby on Board: How Animals Carry Their Young
Baby on Board: How Animals Carry Their Young
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Dawn Publications
Annotation: Rhyming verses present some of the many ways that animals carry their young.
Genre: [Biology]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #140763
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Dawn Publications
Copyright Date: 2017
Edition Date: 2017 Release Date: 01/03/16
Illustrator: Morrison, Cathy,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-584-69592-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-584-69592-9
Dewey: 591.56
LCCN: 2016024976
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

A rhyming description of many ways that animals, and people, carry and protect their young.The text distinguishes itself by including references to a broad diversity of animals ranging from those the theme demands—a kangaroo with a joey in her pouch, for instance—to some less-expected ones, such as a manatee whose baby swims close beside her, nuzzling below her fin to nurse. On the other hand, the rhymes feel quite forced at times, which undermines the book's success, as in the spread about the emperor penguin: "The mother lays a single egg. / Then she goes out to sea. / The father warms it on his feet. / How can this really be?" Accompanying expository text on facing pages provides factual information that serves the book well, though its staid presence underscores the bouncy, rhyming text's flaws. The realistic art style better suits the expository text and is at turns compelling (the penguin scene is a high point) and overworked (the alligator spread leaves little rest for the eye). The animal spreads are framed with opening and closing pages of text and art depicting racially diverse human parents carrying and caring for their little ones. Backmatter includes a matching game, further information about the animals, curricular connections, and print and internet resources. A comforting, informative read even if the rhyme gets a bit carried away. (Informational picture book. 3-6)

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Reading Level: 2.0
Interest Level: K-3
Reading Counts!: reading level:4.7 / points:3.0 / quiz:Q70713
Lexile: AD880L
Guided Reading Level: L
Fountas & Pinnell: L

Learn how animal parents love and protect their babies in this beautifully illustrated, rhyming picture book! Perfect for families, classrooms and libraries, Baby on Board includes backmatter with a fun matching game and STEM/STEAM activities. You may know that kangaroos carry their babies in pouches, but did you know that alligators keep their babies safe in their jaws, or that baby anteaters take a ride on their mom's backs? Learn about various animals and their babies with realistic illustrations and fun, rhyming text, a great fit for your preschool or elementary classroom, your mom and baby book collection, STEM book and animal book library for kids 3-5 or 5-7. Tucked in pouches, gripped in teeth, Propped on backs, or underneath, This is what some animals do. How did someone carry you? Backmatter Includes: Explore More for Kids: a matching game for how each animal carries its babies! Explore More for Teachers & Parents: STEM/STEAM activities and curriculum starters, such as vocabulary and pronunciation exercises, counting games, and Venn diagram activities


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