National Geographic Kids: Animal Records

Animal Records: The Biggest, fastest, Grossest, Tiniest, Slowest, and Smelliest Creatures on the Planet by Kathy Furgang & Sarah Wassner Flynn

Publisher: National Geographic Kids (Jul 2015)

Ages: 8-12 years

Lexille: 1160

Synopsis:

This is an explanatory, nonfiction text that is filled to the brim with animal facts. Inside there are chapters that cover exactly what the title proclaims. Some of the world’s biggest, smallest, fastest, slowest, loudest, weirdest, and deadliest.

Review:

I found this book to be highly engaging. It is covered in beautifully colored photographs of animals in action. From running, leaping, sleeping, and eating, these pictures will captivate any reader at any age. While the book’s text is heavy with information that is meant for older elementary readers, the pictures can be enjoyed by all ages. Nonfiction features it has is a table of contents to help readers find the sections they are looking for and an index. The last page of the book is for sources cited in the book. Throughout the book there are games for readers to participate in that go along with the text. Overall, I found this to be a fun, informational read about the animals around the world. With real photographs, facts, and interactive learning activities, this book differs from other nonfiction genres as it shows facts and figures instead of telling a story.

Further Your Learning:

Head over to the National geographic Kids website and learn more about the different animals of our world. This website has interactive games to play, different animals to explore, as well as different areas to study such as science and history all geared for children of all ages.

Follow this link → https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

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