Jenkins, S. (2005). I see a kookaburra. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co..
Summary:
This book describes six different habitats in different part of the world. Each page layout
shows a habitat with eight animals and an ant. The illustrations are unbelievable and the details that they include do an excellent job of describing the habitat. After each page is another double page layout that has a picture of each animal shown on the previous page with its name and where it was located on the page. In the back of the book is a short paragraph telling about each of the animals shown in the book.
Ages:
K through 4th grade
Credibility of Author:
Steve Jenkins read many books before writing this book. He always visits places that will help him write his books, such as the zoo, and talks to many experts in the field.
National Standards that this book relates to:
Life Science
Access Features:
There are paragraphs in the back of the book that describes each of the animals shown in the book. There is a sectional for additional reading and a map that shows where in the world each habitat was located.
Description of the Illustrations:
The illustrations are collages of cut and torn paper created by Robin Page. The cover of the book is a kookaburra that is kind of hidden behind tall grass; which relates to the title I See a Kookaburra.
Awards:
2006 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children
2005 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books -- Blue Ribbon Winner
Related Texts:
Press, J. (2005). Animal habitats! : learning about North American animals & plants through art, science & creative play. Nashville, TN: Williamson Books.
Hewitt, S. (1999). All kinds of habitats. New York, New York: Children's Press.
My response to the book:
This book was a lot of fun to read. You had to look pretty hard to find some of the animals! Being able to read more about each animal in the back of the book was pretty interesting to.
How I would use this book in my class:
This would be great when we study about animal habitats in second grade!
This book has 17 pages.
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3 comments:
Is Robin Page the wife of Steve Jenkins?
I think kids would like the hide and seek aspect--like Where's Waldo? (Do your students know those books?)
This would be a wonderful book to read during a study of habitat and ecosystems. I could use it during a unit I created in Brenner`s class.
I think this would be a great book to help students with details. If the pictures were so detailed and the animals were hard to find it might be helpful with their observation skills.
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