| View Larger Image | About Mollusks: A Guide for Children (About...) | Paperbackby Cathryn P. Sill (Author), John Sill (Illustrator)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Peachtree Publishers | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 1,198,090st |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9781561454068
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AUTHOR AND FORMER ELEMENTARY school teacher Cathryn Sill and her husband, noted wildlife illustrator John Sill, offer young readers a first glimpse into the natural world of mollusks in their latest book in the acclaimed About… series. In simple, easy-to-understand language children learn what mollusks are, how they look, how they move, what they eat, and where they live. The beautifully detailed, full-color illustrations reflect the vast diversity of the mollusk population--from a sixteen-foot-long Giant Pacific Octopus to an eight-inch-long BananaSlug--and present each in its natural habitat. The afterword, which provides details on the mollusks featured, will inspire young readers to learn more. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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Well-researched by F. Moretzsohn (Corpus Christi, Texas)  5 Stars
May 14, 2008
I bought this book for my (almost) second-grade daughter. I received the book yesterday and she read it last night, and she really enjoyed it. The color plates are very well done, probably inspired from photographs. The text next to each plate is very short and easy, so my daughter liked it and thought it was easy. Then we got the the foreword part, where a lot more information is provided. The text there is in smaller font and single-spaced, and thus was a little intimidating, and she did not want to read it. Then I suggested playing a game, and she read the text for one plate and I read the next, and so on (we swaped on the last two, because the last one is much longer than others).
I am a malacologist (i.e., I study mollusks), and I applaud the authors for the great job they did not only with the beautiful plates but also on the research. The text in the foreword is well written, and although a few words were unfamiliar to my kid, they are a great introduction to the mollusks. I would strongly recommend this little book to your little ones as a nice introduction not only to mollusks but on marine biology. I will now have to buy other books in this series! The only suggestion I would make is to have a little more text near the plates, and make the font size a little larger in the foreword, so as not to discourage kids from reading.
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