| Tooling Around: Crafty Creatures and the Tools They Use Contributor(s): Jackson, Ellen (Author), Benoit, Renné (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1580895646 ISBN-13: 9781580895644 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - General |
| Dewey: 591.5 |
| LCCN: 2013014225 |
| Lexile Measure: 1050 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.8" W x 11.2" (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 170840 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dig these crafty creatures We all use tools every day: a pen to write a story, a paint brush to illustrate a book, a fork to eat dinner. But it's not just humans who use tools. Chimpanzees often poke sticks, straw, or blades of grass into termite mounds to draw out insects for a tasty treat. Veined octopuses have been observed carrying coconut shells--they crawl inside them and hide from predators when they need a rest. A New Caledonian crow can even bend a twig with its beak to use as a hook to dig out bugs. Scientists don't all agree on what counts as a tool, but young readers will be inspired to observe the animals that live around them and how they use various objects to find food, to attract a mate, to protect themselves, or to build or conceal a home. Renn Benoit's illustrations get closeup with each animal, exploring habitats, the special problems they face, and the ways they solve these problems--either by intelligence or instinct. Tooling Around: Crafty Creatures and the Tools They Use is a wonderful introduction to the animal kingdom and the many different ways animals survive. |