Many types of animals use tools to find food, build a home, and defend themselves. Chimps use sticks to get grubs from small holes or honey from beehives. Sea otters crack open clams on rocks. Tailorbirds 'stitch' their nests with spider silk, while bowerbirds collect bright objects to decorate their nests.
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Leon Gray is a highly experienced children's book author who has written titles on many subjects, from science and geography to world issues. Before becoming an author, he worked in book publishing in London. Leon now lives in Scotland and is married with three children.
Gr 4-6-The potentially confusing series title refers not to people who study animals but to creatures whose abilities parallel those of human experts. Through eight or nine two-page "case studies" per volume, the author examines the special abilities of a particular species or animal group. Each profile opens with a brief explanation of the creature's significant trait and then explores its physiology and behavior in more detail. Layouts suggest a scientist's notebook, with busy but not overly cluttered combinations of text, illustrations, and insets. One large photograph is typically accompanied by two or three smaller photos or illustrations, which sometimes provide useful details. Text boxes offer either extra facts, such as "Copycat" notes, which highlight human creations that resemble the animal's attribute (for instance, electronic inks that are similar to chameleon skin). VERDICT Plenty of information is packed into each book, with visuals that are effective, if not especially eye-catching.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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