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A Rainbow of Animals Paperback – September 1, 2010

by Melissa Stewart (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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Have you ever wondered why animals come in different colors? Award-winning science author Melissa Stewart tells us why animals are red, orange, yellow, blue, green, and purple in this fascinating book. Stunning, full-color photographs bring these vivid animals and their habitats to life! And every animal's home is found on a world map, adding another layer of content to this book.
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  1. Reading age
    8 years and up
  2. Print length
    128 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    3 - 2
  5. Dimensions
    9 x 0.25 x 7.75 inches
  6. Publisher
    Enslow Publishers
  7. Publication date
    September 1, 2010
  8. ISBN-10
    0766037061
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0766037069
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K-Gr 3–In a well-thought-out format, 56 different animals from around the globe are highlighted and grouped according to color. From mammals to sea creatures to insects, each one has its own spread, and brief but interesting factual details about the color's significance are provided. Most facts are related to camouflage or attracting a mate, although exceptions include the scarlet ibis, whose feathers turn red as it ages because of the red crabs it eats as a chick. The large font and vivid close-up photographs make for an eye-catching, attractive selection. Simple, effective sentences give just enough information to inspire further investigation. Pair this book with Steve Jenkins's Living Color (Houghton, 2007) for a colorful and intriguing introduction to some exotic wildlife.–Jody Kopple, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MAα(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Enslow Publishers (September 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0766037061
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0766037069
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.25 x 7.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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Melissa Stewart

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Melissa Stewart has written more than 200 science books for young readers. While gathering information for her books, Melissa has hiked in tropical rain forests, gone on safari in Africa, and swum with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands. She can't imagine any better job! Visit Melissa's website at www.melissa-stewart.com or track her at twitter.com/mstewartscience.

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Norma Beverage
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2013
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This is a wonderful book! My daughter, who is 7, received this for her birthday and she loves it! I love it too!
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ScotFlower
4.0 out of 5 stars LOVE!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020
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I love this book - because it is so cross-disciplinary. First, It shows the colors in real life animals and gives some animal facts which is science content. Second, it has maps to show where those animals live in the world so it links with geography/continents. Lastly, I do color worksheets and an art project with the kids afterwards to link to literacy and art. I don't link this learning time to mathematics since we already do plenty of math throughout the day. I am so glad I found this book to teach colors with kindergartners (who for the most part already know their color names, so I needed the color unit to teach something else that was fresh and interesting for them - this book did just that).

My only issue is that the book does not explain HOW these creatures have those unique colors. I think a simple one pager on that information would have been interesting to include.

The book only includes the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. It does not include the colors brown, grey, white, or black. So I have to find other books to cover those colors. I think for brown I am going to read some of Martin Brown's Lesser Spotted Animals. I think for black, I am going to read Phyllis Limbacher Tildes' book Animals Black and White. I think for white, I am going to read something on polar animals (i have enough in my polar unit to choose from). The issue is finding a book that focuses on grey animals... I may have to make my own or read some excerpts from different books. Some things that are grey include elephant, grey whale, grey wolf, grey squirrel, koala, wombat, chinchilla, dolphin, rhinoceros, great grey owl, donkey, grey parrot, Russian blue cat, etc. I try to pick around 6 animals to share.
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