Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats

by Jim Arnosky, Jim Arnosky (Illustrator)

Overview

Join the folksy, friendly Crinkleroot for a fun, informative walk in the woods. Crinkleroot is the ideal guide to introduce the trees because he was born in one. He knows how to identify individual trees and how they're important to animals in the forest. In these pages, he shares secrets of the forest with readers so that they, too, may get to know different trees like old friends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481425995
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	136,295
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jim Arnosky won the Eva L. Gordon Award for his outstanding children's science literature and the Christopher Award for his classic work, Drawing from Nature. As School Library Journal says, "Nobody captures nature's whims and wiles better than Jim Arnosky." There are eleven books in the popular series of Crinkleroot nature guides. Mr. Arnosky lives in South Reygate, Vermont.

Jim Arnosky won the Eva L. Gordon Award for his outstanding children's science literature and the Christopher Award for his classic work, Drawing from Nature. As School Library Journal says, "Nobody captures nature's whims and wiles better than Jim Arnosky." There are eleven books in the popular series of Crinkleroot nature guides. Mr. Arnosky lives in South Reygate, Vermont.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 3The wise, funny, and forever endearing Crinkleroot, "explorer and wildlife finder," provides yet another guided tour through nature. In his "old jalopy" with his canoe attached and his benevolent snake in tow, he takes readers through various animal habitats. The trip begins in the wetlands, with a cross-sectioned view and an introduction to many of the species that live there. The difference between a swamp, a bog, and a marsh is clarified. Next comes a visit to a woodland, where a double-page spread invites children to find the 24 animals, including birds, squirrels, bats, and insects. Crinkleroot passes through a farmer's cornfield, the grasslands, and into the drylands to introduce succulent plants and unusual critters such as the roadrunner and the collared lizard. Crammed full of information and delightfully presented with appealing watercolor illustrations, the book provides another extremely useful lesson on nature and appreciating the natural world.Helen Rosenberg, St. Scholastica High School, Chicago, IL

School Library Journal

Crinkleroot's 11th adventure is a cross-country tour of 8 habitats and an introduction to 80 different wildlife species. With jeep, canoe, waders, and his friendly snake, Sassafrass, he explores marshes, swamps, bogs, woodlands, roadsides, cornfields, grasslands, and drylands. The precise text is surprisingly informative, given its brevity, and almost always accompanied by appropriate warnings for explorers: "The best way to observe most wetlands is in the company of an adult and from the safety of higher ground or a sturdy boardwalk." Softly colored watercolors provide a sweeping overview of habitats with details of animals found there, making this an appealing adventure from Arnosky

Kirkus Reviews