{"id":133,"date":"2018-11-23T10:10:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T18:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=133"},"modified":"2018-11-23T10:10:36","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T18:10:36","slug":"rodent-rascals-from-tiny-to-tremendous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/rodent-rascals-from-tiny-to-tremendous\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodent Rascals:\u00a0 From Tiny to Tremendous"},"content":{"rendered":"

Someone must have squirreled away Rodent Rascals:\u00a0 From Tiny to Tremendous — 21 Clever Creatures at Their Actual Size<\/em> by Roxie Munro because it took a long time to get it at the library. The good news is it was worth the wait.<\/p>\n

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What are rodents? Munro lets the reader know right in the Introduction. Named for the Latin verb rodere<\/em> = to gnaw, members of the order Rodentia are furry mammals that are defined by having a single pair of long incisors on their upper and lower jaws that continue to grow throughout their lifetimes.<\/p>\n

The rest of the book goes on to explore rodent diversity. The author\/illustrator features examples ranging from the tiny pygmy jerboa to the large dog-sized capybara, all of which are drawn with India inks and colored acrylic inks at life size. Accompanying each illustration is a detailed discussion of the history and biology of each kind of rodent. Although this looks like a picture book, the text is written at a high level and Rodent Rascals<\/em> has been placed in the middle grade category for the Cybils contest.<\/p>\n

Rodent Rascals <\/em>is likely to enthrall children who already appreciate rodents and possibly entice a few more skeptical readers to join their ranks. Scurry on out and get a copy today!<\/p>\n

For more details and added activity suggestions, see Growing with Science blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

Someone must have squirreled away Rodent Rascals:\u00a0 From Tiny to Tremendous — 21 Clever Creatures at Their Actual Size by Roxie Munro because it took a long time to get it at the library. The good news is it was worth the wait. What are rodents? Munro lets the reader know right in the Introduction. … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Rodent Rascals:\u00a0 From Tiny to Tremendous”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stem-friday-round-up","tag-rodent-rascals"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pamhGQ-29","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":192,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/beavers-superpower-field-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":133,"position":0},"title":"Beavers (Superpower Field Guide)","author":"Sue Heavenrich","date":"January 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm a sucker for field guides. 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