What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?

The title question is repeated on double-page spreads for noses, ears, eyes, feet, and mouths. With the question are shown unusual examples of that body part from five different creatures. The reader is encouraged to guess the identity, if not the function, of each before turning the page to see the whole body and learn how that part is used. In each case, the facts are interesting, even if not unusual. But even more attention-grabbing than the provocative questions and answers of the text are the stunning collage illustrations. All kinds of papers are used to create textured, realistic creatures, large and small, from around the world, posed for more than mere scientific appeal. They almost leap off the pages. Following the double pages of illustrations and brief text in large type, there are four pages of small type on which are found further detailed descriptions of each of the twenty-five creatures and their habitats.

Ages 5-7 Kindergarten to Thrid Grade