BOARD BOOK & PICTURE BOOK NONFICTION REVIEWS: Odd Beasts by Laura Gehl & Who is a Scientist? by Laura Gehl
ABOUT THE BOOK
Barnyard animals—move over! Odd Beasts introduces babies and toddlers to more unusual species, including the glass frog with transparent skin and the pangolin—the only mammal with scales! Gentle rhyming verses provide the comforting repetition that little ones crave, even as their minds are opened to new and fascinating creatures from around the world. At the end of the book, readers will find photographs of each animal, along with more detailed factual information. The eight animals featured are the pangolin, ocean sunfish, glass frog, anglerfish, long-horned orb-weaver spider, Eastern snake-necked turtle, bush baby, and giant jumping stick.
COLORING SHEETS
Extra! Find coloring sheets for Odd Beasts on Laura Gehl’s website.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Twitter: @AuthorLauraGehl
Instagram: @authorlauragehl
REVIEW
Odd Beasts: Meet Nature's Weirdest Animals is a delightful board book that highlights in a colorful fashion some of the world's strangest creatures. The armored pangolin, the enormous sunfish, the anglerfish, and the long-horned orb-weaver spider are some of the unusual animals mentioned in the book. Each of the two page spreads shows a stunning illustration of the animal with a simple sentence about it. The back of the book shows actual photographs of the animals and gives a bit more information for young animal lovers who want to know more. This is a really fun book that young children that love animals are bound to enjoy. The fact that the animals are unusual and different than many animals children read about is a great bonus.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Scientists work hard in the lab and in the field to make important discoveries. But who are they really?
It turns out they are just like us! Scientists can be any race. And any gender. They can wear lab coats, jeans, or even tutus. And they are people who love to fly drones, make art, and even eat French fries!
Meet fourteen phenomenal scientists who might just change the way you think about who a scientist is. They share their scientific work in fields like entomology, meteorology, paleontology, and engineering as well as other interesting facts about themselves and their hobbies. An if you like this, you'll like that flowchart in the back of the book helps students identify science careers they might be interested in. Scan a QR code at the end of the book for a video of the scientists introducing themselves!
It turns out they are just like us! Scientists can be any race. And any gender. They can wear lab coats, jeans, or even tutus. And they are people who love to fly drones, make art, and even eat French fries!
Meet fourteen phenomenal scientists who might just change the way you think about who a scientist is. They share their scientific work in fields like entomology, meteorology, paleontology, and engineering as well as other interesting facts about themselves and their hobbies. An if you like this, you'll like that flowchart in the back of the book helps students identify science careers they might be interested in. Scan a QR code at the end of the book for a video of the scientists introducing themselves!
BOOK TRAILER
Meet the scientists featured in Who Is a Scientist? In this cool book trailer!
TEACHING GUIDE
A teaching guide for Who Is a Scientist? is available here.
REVIEW
What I loved about this book is the wide variety of personalities, ethnicities and backgrounds that define the scientists that are highlighted in this book. Fourteen different kinds of scientists are highlighted. There are photos of them working but also playing. Information is provided about the career in science the person is pursuing but also some of the activities he/she/they enjoy doing. Not only does this book provide a look at the many different career options available in science but the wide variety of people engaged in them. This book would be especially useful in classrooms that are studying careers or science. The eye-catching design and interesting information make this a winner of a book in my opinion.
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