Animal Homes

by Barbara Taylor

People want their homes to be comfortable and secure, a place where they can happily raise their children and one day retire. It's no different in the animal world! There are animal architects, animal builders, and even animal squatters — meet them all in 3-D Close Animal Homes! With four awesome pop-up cross sections, this fascinating new book gives young readers a chance to do in-depth investigations of some dazzling dwellings — in the trees, in the water, and underground — and meet the amazing animals that live inside. Kids will love exploring intricate insect cities, squirrels' treetop dreys, a beaver lodge, and the underground burrow of a meerkat family. Every page is bursting with engaging information, cool close-up photographs, and dramatic, highly detailed illustrations that bring the animal homes vividly to life.

Genres: Animals

23 pages, Hardcover

First published May 11, 2010

About the author

Barbara Taylor has written more than 120 children's books and encyclopedias. She was previously Science Editor at London's Natural History Museum. She has won the American Association of Physics Science Award and the National Literacy Association Wow Award.

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The pop up element provides an extra layer of interest for young readers. Otherwise, the text and photos are fairly standard and there’s no bibliography.

[Shaniah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informational picture book about animal homes. The text has many photos and descriptions of various animal homes. Wasps, termites, birds, and worms are just a few examples of the animal homes Taylor goes over in this book. I would categorize this book under Information. In the classroom, this book would be great for K-5. The book has great information for students and pictures to go with as well.

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pop-up book about different animal habitats.
Themes - habitats, shelter
A good book to help illustrate the different homes that animals live in.

[Haley Hoenke · Rating 3 out of 5]

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