{"id":675,"date":"2020-01-17T08:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T16:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=675"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:15:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T16:15:30","slug":"book-of-flight-10-record-breaking-animals-with-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/book-of-flight-10-record-breaking-animals-with-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of Flight: 10 Record-Breaking Animals with Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s take a look at a new picture book that does more than the usual, Book of Flight: 10 Record-Breaking Animals with Wings<\/em> by Gabrielle Balkan and illustrated by Sam Brewster.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Why “more<\/strong> than the usual”?<\/p>\n

At 10.5 x 12.8 inches, this book is larger<\/strong> than many picture books.<\/p>\n

Inside, you will discover a challenging quiz format. The author sets up questions such as “Guess Who is the Fastest Flyer” and then gives plenty of details so the reader can figure it out. Included in the question spread is a blueprint-style illustration of the animal (like on the cover) with key features labelled. Turn the page and the answer is revealed in full color. To add a bit “more<\/strong>,” the animal has a textured overlay on the paper that begs to be felt. Take a minute and rub your fingers over it. Then read the first person point of view story of that animal.<\/p>\n

Although you would think that a book about flight would be about birds, the author has included insects, bats and even a fish. The last spread talks about human flight. Again, more<\/strong> than you expect.<\/p>\n

Finally, the reading level is Lexile Measure: 680L, but the first book in this series (see below) got glowing reviews from the parents of preschoolers. Obviously, with a bit of help from an adult reader, these books appeal to more<\/strong> than the suggested age range.<\/p>\n

Book of Flight<\/em> is a perfect choice for young readers interested in animals, those in flying things, and also those trivia buffs who like facts about records. It is guaranteed to fly off the shelf!<\/p>\n

If you have a minute, hop over to Growing with Science blog<\/a> for more about the previous title in the series, Book of Bones, 10 Record-Breaking Animals<\/em>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2020 Roberta Gibson<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let’s take a look at a new picture book that does more than the usual, Book of Flight: 10 Record-Breaking Animals with Wings by Gabrielle Balkan and illustrated by Sam Brewster. Why “more than the usual”? At 10.5 x 12.8 inches, this book is larger than many picture books. Inside, you will discover a challenging … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Book of Flight: 10 Record-Breaking Animals with Wings”<\/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":[32],"class_list":["post-675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stem-friday-round-up","tag-book-of-flight"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pamhGQ-aT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1299,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/book-of-dinosaurs-10-record-breaking-prehistoric-animals\/","url_meta":{"origin":675,"position":0},"title":"Book of Dinosaurs: 10 Record-Breaking Prehistoric Animals","author":"@roberta3","date":"June 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Today at Growing with Science Blog we are featuring the new picture book Book of Dinosaurs: 10 Record-Breaking Prehistoric Animals by Gabrielle Balkan and illustrated by Sam Brewster. \u00a0 In Book of Dinosaurs, explore which record-breaking dinosaurs had: \u2022 The toughest armor \u2022 The sharpest eyesight \u2022 The biggest belly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "STEM Friday Round-up"","block_context":{"text":"STEM Friday Round-up","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/category\/stem-friday-round-up\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/book-of-dinosaurs-cover-237x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":298,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/animal-noses-by-mary-holland-stands-out\/","url_meta":{"origin":675,"position":1},"title":"Animal Noses by Mary Holland Stands Out","author":"@roberta3","date":"March 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Today at Wrapped in Foil we are highlighting the new STEM picture book Animal Noses by Mary Holland, whose previous title, Animal Mouths, received a NSTA\/CBC Outstanding Trade Science Award. Unless they are stuffed up due to a cold or allergies, we generally take our noses for granted. However, they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "STEM Friday Round-up"","block_context":{"text":"STEM Friday Round-up","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/category\/stem-friday-round-up\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/animal-noses.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":467,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/a-happy-bluebird-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":675,"position":2},"title":"A Happy Bluebird Year","author":"Sue Heavenrich","date":"August 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"My Happy Year by E.Bluebird (A Nature Diary) by Paul Meisel 40 pages; ages 4 - 8 Holiday House, 2019 Today is my birthday! I can\u2019t see yet. When I stick my head up and open my beak, Mom and Dad feed me. E. Bluebird has a good life: loving\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "STEM Friday Round-up"","block_context":{"text":"STEM Friday Round-up","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/category\/stem-friday-round-up\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/My-Happy-Year-247x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":123,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/animal-families\/","url_meta":{"origin":675,"position":3},"title":"Animal Families","author":"@roberta3","date":"November 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "STEM Friday Round-up"","block_context":{"text":"STEM Friday Round-up","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/category\/stem-friday-round-up\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/fur-feather-fin.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1151,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/robo-motion-robots-that-move-like-animals\/","url_meta":{"origin":675,"position":4},"title":"Robo-Motion: Robots That Move Like Animals","author":"@roberta3","date":"October 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Today at Growing with Science blog we are featuring Robo-Motion: Robots That Move Like Animals by Linda Zajac. With side-by-side photographs of robots and their real life inspirations, the author reveals twelve robots that are designed to look and\/or move like animals, from bats to kangaroos. And the robots aren\u2019t\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "STEM Friday Round-up"","block_context":{"text":"STEM Friday Round-up","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/category\/stem-friday-round-up\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/robo-motion-cover-1024x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/robo-motion-cover-1024x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/robo-motion-cover-1024x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50,"url":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/pipsqueaks-slowpokes-and-stinkers-celebrating-animal-underdogs\/","url_meta":{"origin":675,"position":5},"title":"Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers: Celebrating Animal Underdogs","author":"Sue Heavenrich","date":"October 19, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"by Melissa Stewart; illus. by Stephanie Laberis Peachtree Publishers, 2018 Everyone loves elephants. They're so big and strong. Everyone respects cheetahs. They're so fast and fierce. But this book isn't about those guys. It's about animals that people tend to overlook. The tiny animals. The slo-o-o-ow ones. The stinky critters\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "STEM Friday Round-up"","block_context":{"text":"STEM Friday Round-up","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/category\/stem-friday-round-up\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Pipsqueaks-Slowpokes-and-Stinkers-300x266.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":678,"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions\/678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}