About Mammals: A Guide for Children

by Cathryn Sill, John Sill (Illustrator)

Overview

An award-winning first glimpse into the diverse natural world of mammals.

This addition to the acclaimed About... series explains to children in simple, easy-to-understand language what mammals are, what they eat, and where they live.

Beautifully detailed, realistic paintings by wildlife illustrator John Sill introduce readers to the huge variety of mammals, from the tiny white-footed deermouse to the large American bison. An afterword provides more details about the animals featured in the book.

Parents and pre-school and primary-grade teachers will find this an attractive choice for introducing kids to mammals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561451746
Publisher:	Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.
Publication date:	03/28/2000
Series:	Peachtree About Animals Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	11.30(w) x 7.16(h) x 0.14(d)
Lexile:	AD470L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Cathryn Sill, a graduate of Western Carolina University, was an elementary school teacher for thirty years. She is the author of more than twenty-five prize-winning nonfiction picture books about animals and habitats. She has created three nature series especially for pre-K and kindergarten students. She lives in North Carolina.

John Sill holds a BS in wildlife biology from North Carolina State University. Combining his knowledge of wildlife and artistic skill, John has achieved an impressive reputation as a wildlife artist and received many awards. He has illustrated more than twenty-five books in the About... and About Habitats series. He lives in North Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 2Soft, realistic, full-page watercolors are paired with minimal text in this introduction to mammals. Commonalities (hair, milk) are presented along with a variety of behavioral and physical characteristics (movement, diet). The paintings are presented in an Audubon-like format, as individual plates with identification labels, displaying each animal in its habitat. Many of the subjects could be encountered on a quiet walk through the woods; others live in distant places. The paintings draw viewers in with their warmth, charm, and accuracy and the large type, surrounded by white space, makes this an unusually attractive easy reader. An afterword offers small, color reproductions of each plate with a bit more information. More sophisticated than Jim Arnosky's Crinkleroot's 25 Mammals Every Child Should Know (Bradbury, 1994), this is ideal for storytimes and will balance well with Allan Fowler's It Could Still Be a Mammal (Children's Press, 1990).Susan Oliver, Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library System, FL

School Library Journal

"Pre-school and primary-grade teachers will find this an attractive choice for units on mammals." —Booklist

"The paintings draw viewers in with their warmth, charm, and accuracy. . . . This is ideal for storytimes. . . " —School Library Journal

"A quality book for introducing mammals, it is also well bound and worthy of addition to the young reader's library." —NSTA Recommends

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