Animal Tails

Children's Literature - Susan Hepler

Part of the "Look Once, Look Again" series, this title introduces the variety of tails and their functions in animals such as the mosquito larva, lemur, guppy, tadpole, pig, earwig, and chameleon. In a guessing-game format, each right-hand page introduces a feature with a single sentence clue, and the back of the page gives several sentences more while a second photography puts the feature in a larger context. Photographs are clean, clear, and well chosen. Extensive back matter includes a review identification quiz; a glossary of approximately fifteen words; activities which imply curriculum or adult supervision; a section on further study (with about half the recommended books selected from this publisher), and an index. A good discussion starter for animal study.