Which animal lives in it’s father’s mouth as an egg? How big are earthworm eggs? And which creatures need to fend for themselves as soon as they are born?
Babies of any kind are amazing yet many of us know little about animal babies – unless we see them on the news as part of a zoo breeding program.
Amazing animal babies by Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft is a wonderful book that teaches the reader about how different babies are grown in the womb or egg, how they develop and the amazing things they can do from a young age.
Each page is accompanied by Jason Cockcroft’s vibrant illustrations that depict how the animal lives and moves in its habitat. The pictures bring the facts to life and help the young reader to absorb the facts that they hear or read throughout the book.
A great aspect of this book is towards the end where readers can discover more through some extra facts. I love when books provide this extra information as it really empowers children to go on and explore more about the particular animal they are interested in.
So how can you use this book?
- Choose one or two of the animals and then research some more about them through library books and easy to read websites.
- Are any of these animals endangered?
- Where do each of these animals live? Plot them on a world map – country awareness is really important to build from an early age.
- Should we use the cute factor to save endangered animals? Would this help?
