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If Animals Built Your House

Bill Wise Rebecca Evans

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English
Dawn Publications,U.S.
01 December 2020
Discover the astonishing engineering feats animals accomplish when building their homes!

Explore animal habitats how they engineer their homes in this beautifully illustrated STEM book for kids. Filled with imaginative questions, animal facts, and educational backmatter, If Animals Built Your House is perfect for your elementary classroom or family library.

If animals built your house, would you live in it? This unique story alternatives between the narrator telling the reader what kind of house you would live in if an animal built it, and some fun facts about each! Perfect for teachers looking for STEM/STEAM books for kids 5-7, and books that highlight engineering for kids, innovation, and how things work for kids.

If a tree squirrel built your house, no one could ever sneak up on you.

Your house might look like just a jumble of leaves, but it's really a tightly woven, waterproof ball. No hard walls here-this furry builder used its body like a rolling pin to make a soft, cozy room. Just watch out for that first step out your front door!

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Illustrated by:   Rebecca Evans
Imprint:   Dawn Publications,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 240mm,  Width: 281mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   215g
ISBN:   9781584696773
ISBN 10:   158469677X
Pages:   32
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Recommended Age:   From 4 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

BILL WISE is a retired middle school teacher who now writes full-time. In addition to teaching math and English, he coached baseball and basketball (his favorite sport) for many years. This book was inspired by Bill's passion for sports, nature, and mathematics. As a former teacher he likes to create activities that connect math with nature and sports. Bill has written five children's books. His picture book biography Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer earned the International Reading Association's primary nonfiction book award. He lives in Maine. REBECCA EVANS started drawing as soon as she could hold a crayon and just never stopped. She has authored and/or illustrated nineteen picture books and nine middle-grade readers. Rebecca lives in Maryland and enjoys spending time with her husband and four young children.

Reviews for If Animals Built Your House

Small details delight, from the amusing mailboxes to the visual clues pointing to previous and future species. Readers will surely pay closer attention on nature walks. - Kirkus Reviews Highly recommended for families who spend lots of time outdoors, as well as school libraries. Lots of great info in the back add to your engagement with the book. - The Reading Tub


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