Steve Jenkins is brilliant, and this is another example of why. Must-have book for any child, classroom, or library. Beautiful torn and cut paper collage work, fantastic research -- all in all, just a great resource for any boy, bug lover, outdoor enthusiast, or naturalist child at heart!And wow,...
This book about the skeletal systems of various animals including homans and the bones they are comprised of, as well as the function of each bone, is not only visually stunning (very bold colors and text) but it also gives great information in a simplistic manner. Kids will love turning each pag...
Genre: Informational Copyright: 2009I really like this book! I think I may get it for my classroom. This book talks about animals that live at certain depths of the ocean. The pictures give the names of the sea life and how they survive. Background illustrations keep getting darker the deeper we ...
Jenkins’s signature cut-and-torn paper collages make the animals look three-dimensional, as if we could reach out and touch them. After reading this book — subtitled “and 17 other important things to remember” — you won’t reach out to any of these. Jenkins’s message is that real animals must be d...
Steven Jenkins “Just a Second “is a creative book that gives us a different way to look at time. I’m not sure, but I believe this book was written within the context of science, of course math, and possibly some social studies. It is mainly a book about some interesting facts and I think this wo...
Genre: InformationalAnnotation: The first day of life is different for every animal. Human newborns don’t do much at all, but some animals hit the ground running. The Caldecott Honor–winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page apply their considerable talents to revealing how twenty two different s...
Literary Awards: N/ABook Level: 5.2Interest Level: Lower GradesBrief Summary: In this realistically designed graphic text, readers are presented with an procedural view of relationships between organisms. Steve Jenkins and Robin Page collaborate to illustrate, in an engaging manner, certain aspec...
Time to Eat explores the eating habits of some unusual animals from the panda to the blue whale. We find out what, how, and when they eat. What I thought: I'm becoming quite a fan of Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. When I see their names in a review, the book goes on my order list. Time to Eat is t...
This wonderful and colorful book goes straight to the source to find out what is up with some of the oddest features of animals. Each page asks an animal about one of its well know features. For instance, the mandrill is asked why his nose is so colorful, and the puffer fish is asked if he is abo...