If Animals Built Your House

Name: If Animals Built Your House
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781584696773
Price: 19.0 NZD
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By Bill Wise

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Summary

If Animals Built Your House by Bill Wise is an imaginative exploration of architecture through the eyes of the animal kingdom. The book combines elements of scientific insight with creative storytelling, showing how various animals would build structures based on their unique skills and natural habitats. It's an engaging read for those interested in both nature and design.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you love imaginative tales that combine creativity and science, showcasing how animals, using their unique skills and instincts, would design homes. It can inspire curiosity about the natural world and ignite an appreciation for wildlife and their habitats.

"The amazing engineering and architectural abilities of twelve different animals are humorously portrayed as they build houses for children. Includes fascinating facts and STEM activities"--

Description

Discover the astonishing engineering feats animals accomplish when building their homes!

Explore animal habitats and 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 alternates 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 aged 5-7, and books that highlight engineering, innovation, and the inner workings of things for children.

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, cosy room. Just watch out for that first step out your front door!

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If Animals Built Your House is praised for its delightful details, making nature more engaging through visual cues and amusing elements. It's highly recommended for outdoor-loving families and school libraries due to its engaging content and additional informational features. The book is particularly suitable for younger or reluctant readers as an introduction to habitat science.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781584696773

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Dawn Publications,U.S.

Contributors:

Illustrated by Rebecca Evans

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 281.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 215g

Pages: 32

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Bill Wise Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Science & Nature

About the Author

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.