Fur, Feathers, and Flippers

by Patricia Lauber

childrens book

Genres: Animals, Picture Books, Nonfiction

44 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Patricia Lauber is the author of more than sixty-five books for young readers. Many of them are in the field of science, and their range reflects the diversity of her own interests - bats, dolphins, dogs, volcanoes, earthquakes, the ice ages, the Everglades, the planets, and earthworms.

Two of her books, SEEDS: POP STICK GLIDE and JOURNEY TO THE PLANETS, were nonfiction nominees for The American Book Award. She was the 1983 winner of The Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to children's nonfiction literature.

As well as writing books, Ms. Lauber has been editor of Junior Scholastic, editor-in-chief of Science World, and chief editor, science and mathematics, of The New Book of Knowledge.

A graduate of Wellesley College, she is married and lives in Connecticut. When not writing, she enjoys hiking, sailing, traveling, cooking, reading, and listening to music.

Reviews

[Lauren Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informational Text
4th-5th

I felt that this book gave out a lot of information for students. But I did find that it is alot of information to remember. Therefor, I feel that it may be harder for students to remember all the information with such a larger size book.

[Andrea Flory · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good for grades 5-6. It was a good book with a lot of information but I think that it was to long of a book. The book should have been broken up into smaller books so students do not forgot all the information they read. The genre is informational.

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[Rima Halig · Rating 1 out of 5]

Informative book about the habitats of animals. I would read this to older level students. Has alot of text, but good to used when talking about habitats.