Katherine Roy
Auteur de Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: photo by Tim Stout
Œuvres de Katherine Roy
Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands (2014) 184 exemplaires
Spots: A Caterpillar Tale 2 exemplaires
The Perfect Snowman and Other Caterpillar Tales 1 exemplaire
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- Sexe
- female
- Lieux de résidence
- Oregon, USA
- Agent
- Writers House
- Courte biographie
- [from Otis and Will Discover the Deep]
Katherine Roy is the author and illustrator of How to Be an Elephant and Neighborhood Sharks, a Sibert Honor Book. She is also the illustrator of the Expeditioners series and of Buried Beneath Us. She lives in Oregon with her husband and son.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Membres
- 530
- Popularité
- #46,961
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 46
- ISBN
- 22
There is a large amount of material covered in this book. The reader may choose portions based on age and interest level. Some scientific terms may not be in an adult's typical vocabulary. A glossary at the end of the book is helpful. Due to the detail of the information, the book may be used for some purposes into the teen years or for an adult reviewing the material for themselves.
One issue with the information is that it is very complete and condensed onto one page when it could be better covered in two.
It would be helpful to know what the relative size of the anatomy depicted, for example, egg, sperm, and reproductive tracts. Since these features are often depicted without the animal's body as context, It would be helpful to indicate size. Given the age that the content is created for, a brief description of microscopes and magnification would be useful. Perhaps the magnified items could have a different color of background to identify them. While the art is somewhat abstract, it reflects realistic processes. The addition of a party hat and birthday cake for the snake emerging from its shell is only a distraction.… (plus d'informations)