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Description
Combining scientific facts with the art of poetry, this is a humorous and educational picture book about animals that look alike.
How do you tell a llama from an alpaca, an alligator from a crocodile, or a dolphin from a porpoise?
The animal kingdom is full of creatures that look so similar to others that they are often confused for each other. A Llama Is Not an Alpaca pairs rhyming animal riddles with factual responses to both teach and engage young readers as they compare and contrast features of commonly misidentified animals. How many will you get right?!
Animals Stories in rhyme Identification Indentification
Publishers Weekly
Employing puns, rhymes, and light interactivity, Jameson and Scobie probe the features that distinguish perceived animal look-alikes. Spreads encourage debate as subjects are introduced in a quiz format ("Puffin? Penguin in the sky?/ Which seabird can really fly?"), and page turns reveal the answers with playfully explanatory prose ("Waddle, waddle! Weighing just over a pound, puffins are light enough for flight"). Comparisons vary in difficulty and range across species pairings, which include hares/rabbits, clams/oysters, frogs/toads, as well as the titular llama/alpaca. Scobie uses soft-edged, scribbly graphic techniques to showcase friendly looking species as they mingle and gaze with big googly eyes. When the motley group comes together in a final smile-filled scene, it's to celebrate the reader's savvy and reinforce the wildly informative fun on display. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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Karen Jameson is a children’s author, poet, teacher, and literacy advocate. Her picture books include Woodland Dreams and Wake Up, Woodlands, illustrated by Marc Boutavant; Farm Lullaby, illustrated by Wednesday Kirwan; and Where the Wee Ones Go, illustrated by Zosienka. She lives and works in Southern California. Karen Jameson es autora de libros infantiles, poeta, maestra y defensora de la alfabetización. Sus libros ilustrados incluyen Woodland Dreams y Wake Up, Woodlands, ilustrados por Marc Boutavant; Farm Lullaby, ilustrado por Wednesday Kirwan; y Where the Wee Ones Go, ilustrado por Zosienka. Vive y trabaja en el sur de California.
