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40 pp.
| Kids Can
| October, 2018
|
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-925-9$16.99
(3)
K-3
Head to Tail series.
Illustrated by
Kwanchai Moriya.
As usual with this picture book series, a guessing-game format ("What bird has a head like this?") will engage young kids as they learn facts about eight birds and their different body parts. Illustrated with eye-catching collage depictions of each bird, the kid-appealing text presents information simply and without condescension. "Other Awesome Birds" are mentioned at book's end.
40 pp.
| Kids Can
| October, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-729-3$16.99
(3)
K-3
Head to Tail series.
Illustrated by
Kwanchai Moriya.
Introductions to arthropods (insects, arachnids, and myriapods) are disguised as a kid-appealing guessing game. Readers learn about eight kinds of bugs by looking at a body part and guessing which creature it belongs to; turn the page for a cut-paper illustration showing the whole creature and a descriptive paragraph about it. "Other Awesome Bugs" are mentioned at book's end.
32 pp.
| Kids Can
| September, 2016
|
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-345-5$16.95
(3)
K-3
Head to Tail series.
Illustrated by
Kwanchai Moriya.
Readers will discover how each of eight uniquely shaped ocean-animal parts--a hammer-shaped head, a long spiky fin, plantlike tentacles--reveals and characterizes a saltwater creature. A close-up paper-collage illustration of the body part is followed on the next page by the reveal of the whole animal, with a descriptive paragraph. "Other Awesome Ocean Animals" are mentioned at book's end.
36 pp.
| Kids Can
| March, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-1-77138-044-7$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Kwanchai Moriya.
Discover how a uniquely shaped dinosaur part--head, jaws, neck, back, claw, tail, or wing--reveals and characterizes a particular prehistoric creature. A close-up paper-collage illustration of the body part is followed on the next page by the reveal of the whole animal, with a simple paragraph about it. An attractive book for young dinosaur aficionados.