Animal Dads

I know we are not supposed to judge a book by its cover but that is exactly what drew me to this book, I couldn't believe it was an informational book by the beautiful illustration that was on its cover. But to find this amazing texture and vivid colors went on throughout the entire book was a

great plus. I also enjoyed having a focus on the fathers because in childrens literature we often find women as the main focus for nurturing and not all children have the figure in their life so it is nice to have something different for other children to make a connection too, and learn all at the same time about fathers of all different types of species and how they treat their young. This is an amazing book.

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LibraryThing member malindahodgson

I loved this book. It was very informative. I believe students would enjoy reading this book. It offers interesting information. The book discribes the different relationships that animal dads have with their offspring. It also offers more in depth information in the back of the book.

LibraryThing member abreid1

I liked this book because I really learned a lot from it. It is an informational text but one that a child would enjoy. I liked the language because it was very descriptive and gave the reader a good picture of each animal’s specific traits. For example, the book described how the penguin dad

babysits while the mother searches for food. The way the author described this; the reader was able to completely understand what the author meant by babysitting, because it isn't the type of babysitting we do. I also liked this books illustration because they looked like collages. This illustrator did not just draw or paint the illustrations, he had a bunch of cut outs and put them together to make an awesome drawing. The main idea of this book was to learn about the character traits of different animal dads and what they do for their offspring. It showed how much work these dads have to do and how they are all so different.

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LibraryThing member mccandlessn

Good content for connectivity with animal behaviors, first sentence of each page can be read as a poem

LibraryThing member acreel

This was very cute story showing children what dad's do compared to the mother. We all know that most mothers stick around to watch after their young and that they give birth. It turns out that a male piper fish and sea horse also give birth to their babies. The mother transfers her eggs to the

father. Also, some babies don't even get to see their parents. Some turtles get dropped off in sand and find their own way to life when they hatch. Some fathers stick around forever like wolves, and some just for a little time, like crocodiles.

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LibraryThing member kwhite18

Animal Dads is told in first person and is about the role that a father plays in different animal species. This is a good book for a reader interested in different animals. Many of these traits can relate to tasks human fathers do as well, such as when the beaver child said "they build us homes to

live in" about beaver fathers. The language is very informative yet informal, which is nice for an inquiring reader to learn, without feeling like they are reading a textbook. The writing is also very well spaced out. One sentence will be split into two pages, making this a simply book for younger readers to attempt on their own. The nonfiction work is a cute way to teach about different species. We learn about habits of turtles and wolves, all while reading a sweet story about different families. The big idea in this book is about how every person and animal may their their differences, but that does not negate the similarities e share as well.

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LibraryThing member may_tay_kay

I liked the book Animal Dads because of the illustrations and language. The illustrations are made of cut and torn paper. This added to the texture of the animals. For example, the frog skin looks bumpy. Additionally, I enjoyed the pattern found the language. There was an overarching theme for ever

page, of things that all dads can do and then a specific example of an animal. For example, the overarching theme on one page is “Dads watch out for strangers.” and the specific example of poison arrow frogs that guard there baby's eggs is written about and illustrated. I also like that because each page starts out generally students can relate these actions to their own dads. The big idea of this books is: “Dads do many things. Dads are many things.”.

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