What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Reader Response

A. What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
B. Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
C. Steve Jenkins
D. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003
E. Picturebook, Informational/ Nonfiction
F. K-3
G. This book gives interesting facts about 30 different creature ranging from crickets to giraffes. It tells how animals use their senses to survive. In the back of the book, there is a section with more information on each of the animals featured.
H. I'm very impressed by this book. It is an excellent way to introduce younger readers to animals they may have never heard of before and teach older readers important facts about animals. The content of this book was great. There were things in there that I didn't know, even after over fourteen years of schooling. Even my Dad, a self-proclaimed genius, said that there were things in there that he didn't know. Who knew a cricket's ears were in its knees?
I. This book is an excellent introduction into many different subjects. For younger children, it is a good way to expand on their knowledge of the animals in the world. Younger readers can also benefit from learning about the five senses from this book. A good follow-up would be to take the students to the zoo where they could see a lot of the animals featured in this book that they wouldn't be able to find in their backyards. Older children can use this book as a preface for a biology lesson on a variety of animals or types of animals (mammals, insects, etc.).

*Caldecott Honor book*