Acting Wild: How We Behave Like Birds, Bugs, and Beasts
Acting Wild: How We Behave Like Birds, Bugs, and Beasts
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Publishers Group West
Annotation: A whimsical little ant narrates a lighthearted tour of the common traits shared by humans and animals, revealing how numerous species demonstrate such capabilities as problem-solving, farming, teaching, laughing, using tools and more.
Genre: [Biology]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #190816
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Common Core/STEAM: STEAM STEAM
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 08/15/19
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-7714-7326-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-7714-7326-2
Dewey: 599.9
LCCN: 2018963671
Dimensions: 29 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews

Hey human! How goes it?"Cheerful, factual text narrated by a jovial and opinionated ant introduces readers to some of the characteristics that humans have in common with other animals. Replete with puns and goofy humor, and illustrated with quirky, cartoon illustrations, various shared behaviors—both the familiar and the lesser-known—are explored in some detail, emphasizing the concept that humans are members rather than observers of the animal kingdom. Each spread focuses on a particular example such as farming (farmer ants, yeti crabs, damselfish), teaching (meerkats, fairy wrens, rock ants), laughing (dogs, rats, spotted hyenas), grieving (elephants, scrub jays, dogs), building (termites, beavers, wasps), using tools (chimps, bottlenose dolphins, sea otters), communicating (honeybees, prairie dogs, woodpeckers), grooming (cleaner shrimp, macaques, cats), playing (kangaroos, ravens, octopuses), cooperating (pied flycatchers, vampire bats, moray eels, groupers), and traveling (spiders, Alpine silver ants, saltwater crocodiles). Speech bubbles, spot illustrations, and easily digestible blocks of information make this a nice choice for reluctant readers or those who prefer graphic novels, while the concise, relevant, and humorously presented info will work well for school reports or just a fun read.Chock full of interesting ideas, this entertaining and informative selection's distinct focus makes it stand out. (glossary, suggested reading) (Informational picture book. 6-10)

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 32).
Reading Level: 3.0
Interest Level: 1-4

How are humans different from other animals? This is a question scientists have long tried to answer. As it turns out, some of the very things researchers once though distinguished humans--our creativity, our problem-solving ability, our capacity for planning or abstract thought--actually make us very similar to other animals! This nonfiction book introduces several different behaviors that humans and other animals share, including farming, teaching, laughing, building, mourning, communicating, grooming, playing, traveling, using tools, and working together. Narrated by a funny and friendly ant, this book is packed with humor and playful phrasing to bring lightness to the exploration of animal behavior. Brought to life by bright and wacky cartoon-style illustrations, Acting Wild will leave kids with the understanding that acting like an animal is simply in their nature.


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