Time to Shine: Celebrating the World's Iridescent Animals

Jameson, Karen

ISBN 10: 1773064622 / ISBN 13: 9781773064628

Editore: Groundwood Books, 2022

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G1773064622I3N00

Riassunto:

Let yourself be dazzled by creatures around the world in this brilliant nonfiction picture book about iridescence.

Have you ever noticed the rainbow-like shimmer on certain bird feathers, insect bodies and animal scales? This effect, called iridescence, changes depending on the angle from which its viewed, and animals across the globe use the effect to both blend in and stand out.

In playful rhyming couplets, Time to Shine takes a closer look at these creatures and their sparkly “clothes,” from the mallard duck’s shining green flying “cap,” which allows the birds to coordinate flight movements, to the reed frog’s heat reflecting “vest,” to the hummingbird’s sequinned “costume,” which helps to attract a mate. A secondary level of prose text on each spread gives further context for each animal’s particular environment and adaptation.

Light seems to dance off of the book's vibrant pages, with illustrations that bring us up close and personal with animals both exotic and familiar to young readers. An author’s note provides additional information about the science of iridescence.

Key Text Features

author's note

bibliography

definitions

explanation

facts

further information

illustrations

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5
Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Time to Shine: Celebrating the World's ...
Casa editrice: Groundwood Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2022
Legatura: Hardcover
Illustratore: Murray, Dave
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket