{"id":123,"date":"2018-11-16T08:58:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T16:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=123"},"modified":"2018-11-16T08:58:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T16:58:05","slug":"animal-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/animal-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Tis the season for family gatherings, so what better time to sit down with a child and read a book or two about animal families.<\/p>\n

In the first book, Fur, Feather, Fin\u2015All of Us Are Kin<\/em> by Diane Lang and illustrated by Stephanie Laberis, animal \u201cfamilies\u201d are what are mostly defined as \u201cclasses\u201d in the traditional scientific way: mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Arthropods are also included, which are a phylum. It is a basic introduction to animal classification.<\/p>\n

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The rhyming text is likely to engage the younger readers in the targeted age range.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll animals on Earth are kin,
\nwhile not the same outside or in.
\nSome we stroke with loving hand;
\nsome we don\u2019t yet understand.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A few scientific vocabulary words (metamorphosis, oxygen, detritivore) are included.<\/p>\n

The illustrations by Stephanie Laberis are just the right amount of vibrant and fun. They are filled with color, action, and excitement, as you can see from the swirling animals on the cover.<\/p>\n

The back matter explains further, plus gives concrete ways the readers can help animals.<\/p>\n

Fur, Feather, Fin\u2015All of Us Are Kin <\/em>will delight budding scientists and animal lovers. It might also make a good \u201centrance book\u201d to entice less-interested readers to want to find out more. Try out a copy today!<\/p>\n

Our second book, Meet My Family!: Animal Babies and Their Families<\/em> by Laura Purdie Salas and illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman, was previously reviewed at the older Stem Friday site by both Sue Heavenrich<\/a> and Anastasia Suen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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In some animal families, both the mother and the father take care of the youngsters. In others, like sea turtles, the babies never meet their parents. Some offspring look like miniature versions of their parents, and some don\u2019t resemble each other at all. Discover all the unique ways families are made up.<\/p>\n

Throughout the text, Laura Purdie Salas injects words for mother and father in different languages, so it sounds as if the animals are speaking. If you are going to read this book aloud, I strongly recommend heading to the back matter and practicing the pronunciations in the glossary. While you are in the back matter, check out the awesome section on where these animals live.<\/p>\n

Meet My Family!: Animal Babies and Their Families<\/em> is not only a discussion of diversity in families that is likely to sooth youngsters who might be feeling their family is too \u201cdifferent,\u201d but also a great introduction to a variety of cool animals.<\/p>\n

For a bit more detail and an activity suggestion, see Wrapped in Foil blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2018 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018Tis the season for family gatherings, so what better time to sit down with a child and read a book or two about animal families. In the first book, Fur, Feather, Fin\u2015All of Us Are Kin by Diane Lang and illustrated by Stephanie Laberis, animal \u201cfamilies\u201d are what are mostly defined as \u201cclasses\u201d in the … <\/p>\n

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