Book description
In this beautiful Caldecott Honor picture book, Steven Jenkins and illustrator Robin Page explore the many amazing things animals can do with eyes, ears, mouth, noses, feet, and tails. Young readers will relish the mystery behind this interactive guessing book.
A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt…
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Why read it?
2 authors picked What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If your kids love science and learning about God’s interesting world, picture books by Steve Jenkins are a must-have for your home library!
While it’s hard to choose a favorite, our family loves this one because it is packed with fascinating and weird animal facts (did you know there’s a lizard that shoots blood out of its eyes?) alongside beautifully detailed, Caldecott award–winning illustrations. Also, for those kids who want to dig deeper, there is a very informative backmatter section that will encourage further discovery.
Other Steve Jenkins recommendations include Biggest, Strongest, Fastest; Actual Size; and Bones, but our family…
From Alyssa's list on children’s science for Christian families.
This science book inspired my own series of comparative anatomy books. The interactive element works beautifully. On each page, the reader sees groups of the same body part from different animals, for example, a group of noses, along with the question, “What do you do with a nose like this?” After the page-turn, the whole animals appear, along with explanations of how the individual noses uniquely function. Kids love to guess what animal the individual body parts belong to before the page turn. The collage illustrations are also stunningly beautiful.
From Sara's list on for engaging kids on Zoom and FaceTime.
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