Kingfisher Young Knowledge: Animal Homes: Animal Homes

Kingfisher Young Knowledge

by Angela Wilkes

Animal Homes introduces the different places and spaces that animals choose to call home. Children will learn about clues that will help them locate different animal homes.

Genres: Science, Animals, Nonfiction, Childrens

47 pages, Hardcover

Published October 24, 2003

Reviews

[Kirsy Valencia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Animal Homes presents the different places and spaces that animals choose to call home. Through the engaging text and pictures, children will learn to construct animal habitats of their own, including a nest and even a hamster playpen. This informational book children can learn about different topic or theme about animals’ homes and connected to the pet animals that they may have at home. With the book children can do activities such as music, art, science or social studies.

[Karla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as great as others out there

Not bad but ...

[Emily Togstad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emily Togstad
October 27, 2014
Good reads


Animal Homes

I read a children’s book to Austin’s nephew. The book was written by Angela Wilkes. His nephew really liked animals so he enjoyed the book a lot. I honestly thought the book was pretty random. The information was very scattered. Overall I liked the book I thought it was really cute and interesting.

The book explained what a home was and why animals needed them. Then the book talked about various types of animals and their homes. It also talked about what their homes were made of and their locations. In the back of the book it had a few crafts. The crafts had directions for building different types of animal homes.

There were no definite characters in this book. The book listed many animals such as newts, fish, toads, turtles, spiders, birds, ants, and many more. I thought the most interesting insect was the water spider. Water spiders would spin webs between plants. It would then fill its web with air to make a bubble. Then it lived in the bubble.

The book didn’t have a specific setting. There were many places talked about in this book such as ponds, rivers, rainforests, the city, deserts, and the arctic. I thought that the animals that lived in the city had some pretty cool homes. I didn’t know that white storks made nests on people’s chimneys and houses.

I think the theme of this children’s book was to explain to children that animals have homes to, and they live in all different places. I also think that this book was written for people that are really interested in animals. This book was very informational.

I would give the book a four star rating. It was a very interesting book. I would recommend this book to anyone that liked animals. It’s perfect for any age range. The pictures were really cool to.

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book features large colorful photographs, large fonts, short sentences, and interesting facts about the homes animals live in and how they are constructed. The animals covered range from insects to mammals, reptiles to arachnids.

Each two-page spread covers a separate topic/animal, and the author has included a science project that children (and supervising adults) can make at home.

The author has chosen not to include a separate glossary, but challenging and unfamiliar words are often defined on the page in which it is used.

[Breanna Shofner]

Animal Homes is an introductory book that shows the habitats of living creatures. It is an informational story with beautiful illustrations throughout. The facts in this book are knowledgeable yet simple for understanding. Children will gain a lot of insight through the readings and pictures.

I would use this book to begin a unit on habitats. Because it is not too detail oriented, I think students would enjoy getting their first view of this topic.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book talks about different habitats and how animals can make a home. I like the concept of it but it is a little long to hold children's interests. When reading it out loud I usually only read the introduction paragraph on each page and then paraphrase about the animal examples. I love the activities at the end. It's always fun to have connections I can use in class with my students.

[Vannessa Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Animal Homes we learn how animals choose the materials they use to make their homes. The colorful pictures show us what the animals homes look like. Animal Homes was a fascinating read. We learn how to make animal homes from the activities in the book.

[Brooklyn Schamens]

This book was about animals homes and this book had many interesting facts.

[Molly Ricketts]

Text that teaches children about the different homes that animals live in.