ABC Animal Riddles

Rhyming alphabet-based riddles challenge the reader to identify animals from clues, including the first and last letter of the word.

Rhyming riddles for each letter of the alphabet entice young readers to learn how sounds and letters combine to form words. A follow-up to the successful "Alphabet Riddles, ABC Animal Riddles" offers a way to develop phonemic awareness.

School Library Journal

K-Gr 3-Using a familiar format, this author and illustrator team has created a dynamite book. For each letter of the alphabet there is a mystery animal whose identity can be guessed from clues in the accompanying rhyming riddle. The first and last letter of the creatures' names are also provided. Many are familiar-monkey, snail, and turtle, for example; but several not so familiar beasts-newt, quail, and zebu-also stalk these pages. The rhymes are packed with vivid descriptions: "I'm five letters long. I start with a Q./I roam through the woods/and through grassy fields, too./Bob-Bob-white! I chatter/while my noisy wings clatter./People hunt me for game./Can you guess my name?" At the end of the book, the animals are listed, along with a page of "Ideas for Parents and Teachers." The full-color illustrations are also splendidly mysterious, for only a part of each animal is depicted. The appealing cover in bold colors will draw children to this book while the riddles will captivate them.-Lee Bock, Glenbrook Elementary School, Pulaski, WI