Play Like an Animal!: Why Critters Splash, Race, Twirl, and Chase

by Maria Gianferrari, Mia Powell (Illustrator)

Overview

Dash! Hide! Splash! Ride! Exuberant text celebrates all the different ways animals play, from rhinos taking mud baths and parrots somersaulting through the air to kangaroos boxing and dolphins diving through the surf. Additional text explains how playing benefits animals. Fascinating back matter gives more information about the featured animals in the book and encourages readers to make time to play every day!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541557710
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	04/07/2020
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.88(w) x 9.13(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Maria Gianferrari is a community scientist, self-taught naturalist and bird nerd who holds an M.A. in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in English. She is the author of narrative nonfiction picture books which celebrate urban ecosystems, the natural world and our wild neighbors including Coyote Moon, Hawk Rising, Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story, Be a Tree! and most recently, Bobcat Prowling. Maria lives with her scientist husband and Maple the dog in a house encircled by trees.

Mia Powell is an illustrator based in the United Kingdom.

Editorial Reviews

"A fun way for children to realize that animals play just like them."—School Library Journal

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