LSSL 5360 Module 4- Book Review #2 CREATURE FEATURES by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Module 4- Non Fiction- Book Review #2 CREATURE FEATURES by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

1.  BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jenkins, S., & Page, R. (2014). Creature features: 25 animals explain why they look the way they do. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

2.  PLOT SUMMARY

This is book provides a look into 25 animal’s faces and why they look the way they do. From the Egyptian vulture to the babirusa, Jenkins and Page explain the most unique features on some of the most fascinating animals. The cut-paper art pictures give you a close up look of these funny animals’ features and help tell some very interesting and humorous facts that will keep young animal lovers intrigued from page to page.

3.  CRITICAL ANALYSIS

This book didn’t really spark my interest, but for someone who is an animal-lover, they’ll love how Creature Features will take you on a memorable ride through the animal kingdom. For any young scholar who needs a little inspiration for a research project, this could be a great starting point. I enjoyed the full-page, highly detailed, and bright colored illustrations, bringing each “creature’s features” to the forefront of the reader’s focus. It’s an educational read, but it’s still fun and colorful.

4.  REVIEW EXCERPT(S)

*Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee (2016)

“Twenty-five animals with unique features--a purple tongue, a colorful nose, a featherless face, a very large beak, for instance--reveal the reasons for those unusual physical aspects. By setting the book up as a short question ["Why are you so spiny?" (unpaged)], followed by a quick response, readers can gain information quickly and in an appealing fashion.” –starred Goodreads review

5. CONNECTIONS

This would be a great book to include for a research project to further explore the 25 animals in the book.

Readers may also enjoy FEATHERS: NOT JUST FOR FLYING by Melissa Stewart, or EYE TO EYE: HOW ANIMALS SEE THE WORLD, also written by Steven Jenkins.