Animalogy: Animal Analogies
Marianne Berkes, Cathy Morrison
eBook
(Sylvan Dell Publishing, Aug. 8, 2011)
Compare and contrast different animals through predictable, rhyming analogies. Find the similarities between even the most incompatible animals . . . bat is to flit as eagle is to soar; dog is to bark as lion is to roar. Comparisons include sounds, physical adaptations, behaviors, and animal classes and are so fun, readers learn without even realizing it! Animalogy is to fun, as animals are to nature.Animals found in the book: Deer, mouse, chick, bear, sheep, duck, beluga, panther, rooster, turtle, ant, hippo, bat, eagle, dog, lion, robin, goldfish, beaver, spider, frog, goose, flounder, moose, snake, bee. It’s so much more than a picture book . . . this book is specifically designed to be both a fun-to-read story and a launch pad for discussions and learning. Whether read at home or in a classroom, we encourage adults to do the activities with the young children in their lives. Free online resources and support at www.SylvanDellPublishing.com include: • For Creative Minds Activities as seen in the book (in English & Spanish): ° Analogies: body parts (adaptations), size, sounds, actions, skin coverings ° Animal Classification • Teaching Activities: Reading Questions, Math, Language Arts, Geography, Science, Coloring Pages • Interactive Quizzes: Reading Comprehension, For Creative Minds, and Math Word Problems • English and Spanish Audiobooks • Related Websites for deeper study • Aligned to State Standards (searchable database) • Accelerated Reader and Reading Counts! Quizzes • Lexile and Fountas & Pinnell Reading LevelseBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read, and selectable English and Spanish text and audio available for purchase online.Thanks to Loran Wlodarski, Science Writer at SeaWorld Orlando, for verifying the accuracy of the information in this book.