Armadillos and Other Unusual Animals

by Q.L. Pearce

Brief introductions to thirty animals with unusual and bizarre habits, such as the hognose snake who plays dead as a defense mechanism and the sand skink who can see through windows in his eyelids

Paperback

First published September 1, 1989

About the author

Best selling author and expert on all things that go bump in the night, Q. L. Pearce began her career as a writer and editor in 1985 with Lowell House / Roxbury Press in Los Angeles. She has since written more than one hundred and twenty books for children, including eight collections of scary stories for middle grade and film tie-in books for the Fox animated film Titan AE and the Universal animated series Land Before Time. Q believes strongly in the value of scary books for young readers. When asked what credentials she has which qualify her as an expert in this area she replies, "I was a child once. That was very scary."

Reviews

[Rachelmontoya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: Informational Text

Lexile: 500L

Age level: Primary/learning to read

Summary: To most children, armadillos are a strange animal. It is interesting to learn about strange animals such as these and this book is bursting with information. Not only does it keep the students interested with fun and wacky facts, it is put in terms for them to be understand informational text. They are able to read facts about all different types of animals that they may not see every day so they can be intrigued and interested in this book from beginning to end.

Use in the classroom:I would use this during application of the alphabet in centers. Students could find unusual animals of each letter and learn fun facts in the process.