Sponges Are Skeletons

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2

by Barbara Juster Esbensen, Holly Keller (Illustrator)

Time to squeeze a skeleton! It's bath time, and your sponge is actually the skeleton of an animal that lived under the sea. Read on to find out how sponges use their special holes and tunnels to eat and breathe, and how you use these same holes and tunnels to soak up the water and rinse off the soap.Sploosh! Splash! Dribble! Did you know your bath sponge once lived in the sea? Sponges come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Barbara Juster Esbensen and Holly Keller have paired an engaging text with funny, kid-friendly illustrations to reveal that a sponge is not just a bath toy.

Sploosh! Splash! Dribble! Did you know your bath sponge once lived in the sea? Sponges come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Barbara Juster Esbensen and Holly Keller have paired an engaging text with funny, kid-friendly illustrations to reveal that a sponge is not just a bath toy.

Genres: Science

32 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Melissa Namba · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice educational book, but I was a little disappointed that there weren't real pictures and only illustrations. For an educational book I think real photos are beneficial to the reader, especially because it talks about how you don't get to see the brilliant colors of sponges unless you see a Diver's photos...So show us the photos!

Information wise, this is a strong book and will keep the interest of a child for at least half of the book.

[Stephanie M · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the chosen book for our Porifera week in our animal kingdoms unit. It was one of the only informative yet kid-friendly narrative style book I could find about sponges.

I enjoyed it, and so did the kids. I paired it with the DK Animal! Smithsonian book, and together they worked great. We also did a fun lesson using real sponges to demonstrate how they eat. It was a hit.

I definitely recommend it.

[Crixy · Rating 2 out of 5]

NEED REAL LIFE PHOTOS

[Haley Hoenke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Science, Nature

[Deanna Sutter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book about sponges as far as picture books about sponges go! : ) There was quite a bit of information presented in a readable way. I kept waiting for them to mention that maybe we shouldn't harvest sponges and kill them so we could take our baths, but I was pleasantly surprised. There was not any left leanings that I caught.