Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate?: How Animals Keep Warm

by Kaner, John Martz (Illustrator)

Overview

When winter arrives, animals living in cold environments need to cope to survive. Do polar bears build homes? Do penguins snuggle with a friend? Yes! But their homes aren’t made of wood, and they don’t cuddle on a couch. Instead, these animals and many more have adapted in amazing ways to survive chilly weather.



Whether it’s whales layering up with 12 inches of blubber, turtles burrowing into the mud to snooze and wait for spring, or emperor penguins coming together in a giant huddle, this book is full of fascinating tidbits about animal behavior in winter.



Written in a question-and-answer format, this interactive nonfiction book encourages kids to predict the answers and shout them out. Playful phrasing and comic illustrations make the content engaging for readers, who will gain newfound knowledge and an early understanding of adaptations in nature. Don't miss the companion title, Do Lizards Eat Ice Cream?.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771472920
Publisher:	Owlkids Books
Publication date:	09/14/2018
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	449,182
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

ETTA KANER writes for both children and educators. A number of her books have won awards, namely, the Silver Birch award, the Henry Bergh award, the Animal Behaviour Society award, the Scientific American Young Readers book award and the Science in Society book award. Etta lives in Toronto, Ontario.

JOHN MARTZ is a cartoonist and illustrator in Toronto, Ontario. His 2016 graphic novel for children, A Cat Named Tim and Other Stories, was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Awards and was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Early Readers. His book Burt’s Way Home was nominated for Best Book in the 2017 Doug Wright Awards for Canadian cartooning.

Editorial Reviews

The information is appropriate for a young child, and will add to their knowledge base while also encouraging them to look further concerning those animals that are unfamiliar.

Sal's Fiction Addiction

"This book is recommended mostly for younger students, but it could be used with older students to spark their interest in animal habitats and how they survive the cold weather. A good choice for both library and classroom use."

School Library Connection

This would make a lovely read aloud to a group of younger children…or a research tool for any younger child with an interest in animals.

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"This book is highly focused on adaptation. It also addresses the importance of teamwork...it makes reading and learning fun."

Canadian Review of Materials

2018-05-28
Let's talk about animal adaptations!Preschoolers are naturally curious and are filled with a million and one questions (on a slow day). Kaner takes on some animal-themed questions by examining how different species of animals have adapted to deal with chilly weather. The species are international: Alaskan wood frogs, Japanese macaques, and guanacos share the book with more familiar species such as squirrels, butterflies, and penguins. Some species are rather far-reaching. Are tuataras on a preschooler's radar? And although a beaver opens the book with a fanciful scenario in which it turns up a thermostat, it's never revealed how beavers stay warm. Resourceful educators may use these more unusual species as a launchpad for further exploration. Martz's illustrations, which appear to be digital, humorously support the text throughout. Disappointingly, however the design of the book fails to take advantage of the page turn. The questions Kaner asks ("Do honeybees use teamwork?") are answered across the gutter, effectively stopping all open-ended discussion among readers. This is unfortunate because it greatly limits the use of the book or requires jury-rigged props to promote critical-thinking and discussion skills. Furthermore, there is no backmatter with further reading or more information about the animal species discussed.It's worth a look, but it won't be a star player in any collection. (Informational picture book. 6-8)

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