es la historia de zara Zarigueya que necesitaba casa y vapor todo el bosque preguntando si alguien le puede brindar un cuarto para tener a su bebes. Enseña los tipos de casa de cada animal.tiene material adicioanl para trabajar con los niños.

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. ( )

Young Reader Reaction: A friend used this book with her second graders and it worked well.

Adult Reader Reaction: I thought the text and art were very good. The "For Creative Minds" section at the back of the book is excellent, too.

Pros: Young readers will be drawn in with the art and then enjoy the story. To complement the content, there are activities at the back of the book.

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ANYBODY HOME? is a nice little science oriented book.

The story is quite simple; about Polly Possums search for a home. As is typical of books targeting young children, Polly goes from place to place, talking to various other animals.

What's great about this book is that there is an emphasis on Habitat and Environment. If you sit down and share this book with children they will learn that some animals are nocturnal, while others a diurnal. They'll start to think about all the types of different homes creatures have too. Birds have nests, for example, while foxes have dens, and spiders have their webs.

The animals covered are: Possum, squirrel, spider, robin, bees, turtle, mole, beaver, fox, and bats.

At the end of the book there are activity pages.
--The names of their 'homes' are given. For example, burrow, den, drey, hive....
-- The nature of their homes are discussed. What advantages they might provide. For example, a crevice can protect small animal from a large predator.
-- Diurnal and Nocturnal is discussed.

-- And finally, there is very cool section on maps and directions.

In sum, I really like this little book. The artwork is whimsical and fun, and there's a great deal of information covered in a kid-friendly fashion.

For those who need it, there are quizzes and worksheets available online --in both Spanish and English. ( )