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Find Out about Animal Camouflage

Contributor(s): Jenkins, Martin (Author), McGuinness, Jane (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781536228366

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

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Pub Date: October 17, 2023

Dewey: 591.472

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 04 to 08

Physical Info: 0.32" H x 10.87" L x 9.21" W ( 0.80 lbs) 32 pages

Series: Find Out about

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Description: Discover some of the brilliant ways animals disguise themselves in this engaging introduction for young children from a conservation biologist.

Review Quotes: Jenkins, who has introduced many animal topics to children, this time tackles animals who hide in plain sight, whether to avoid predators or to catch their own prey. . . a good first look at the concept and will have children seeing nature in new ways.
--Kirkus Reviews

The fourth book from Jenkins and McGuinness in their "Find Out About" nonfiction series introduces young children to animal camouflage and mimicry. . . McGuinness's approachable illustrations will invite and encourage curiosity. . . A wonderful introduction to a natural phenomenon that fascinates adults and children alike.
--School Library Journal

The mixed-media illustrations are well-designed to support points made within the text. This colorful picture book provides a helpful introduction to camouflage in nature.
--Booklist

This introduction to the many ways animals hide is overflowing with illustrations that beckon readers to look very, very closely.
--The Virginian Pilot

Illustrates how creatures can look like leaves, twigs, flowers, stones, snow, among other aspects of nature. Walks can take on new meaning with this knowledge.
--The Denton Record-Chronicle

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