How Animals Defend Themselves is a fascinating subject for all children.
Kids love animals, and books about animals are a great way to get children interested in reading. How Animals Defend Themselves, by Etta Kaner and Pat Stephens (Kids Can Press, ISBN1-55337-904-7), does this: the book captures children’s attention with realistic illustrations of animals and it teaches children the many ways animals defend themselves.
The world of animals is fascinating. For example, did you know that the “citrus swallowtail caterpillar scares away hungry birds by pretending it’s a snake?” Pretending to be a predator is just one way that animals protect themselves.
How Animals Defend Themselves covers a number of ways that animals protect themselves from being eaten: camouflage, copycatting, hard shells, bright colors that send a warning to hungry birds, living in groups, playing tricks, and speed.
The world of animals is complex and fascinating. How Animals Defend Themselves teaches children how animals survive on their own and it makes the subject an exciting one.
This is the perfect book to have in the science classroom and the home school setting. It captures children’s interest and, just as important, children who are already starting to read quietly to themselves can easily read this book on their own.
