What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

Title: What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

Genre: Non-Fiction

Authors: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Awards: Caldecott Honor

Age Group: 4-8 year olds

I really enjoyed this book and how it is formatted, by making the children guess the animal first and then what it does, and then they get to learn a little more about it. This book also has great and colorful illustrations.

Summary:

In the book, it starts by giving you a picture of a couple of animals certain body parts and asks you to guess what you think that body part does; then on the next page it tells you a little bit about how that animal uses that body part. In the book it asks you about what you think the noses, ears, tails, eyes, feet, and mouths do for the certain animals shown. At the end of the book it has a little more descriptions of each animal mentioned.

I believe I could definitely use this book in my classroom because it is a great way for students to learn more about different animals and their own unique skills.

The appropriate grade level for this book would be 1st-3rd grade. This book is easy to read with very few words to a page and not too hard of vocabulary. This book can be read by younger grades but I believe if the child knows more about animals it would be easier to understand, more interesting and more fun to read.

One way to use this book in the classroom is as a read aloud where the students will look for context clues given in the book to predict what will happen next .Another way this book can be used in the classroom is either as a project helper for a student or on a unit on animals and their adaptations that make them unique.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy