Little Skink's Tail (Arbordale Collection) - Hardcover

Janet Halfmann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0976882388 ISBN 13: 9780976882381

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

While Little Skink hunts yummy ants for breakfast, she is suddenly attacked by a crow! But she has a trick to escape. She snaps off her tail, and it keeps on wiggling! Little Skink is happy to be alive, but she misses her bright blue tail. Little Skink's Tail follows Little Skink as she daydreams of having the tails of other animals in the forest. Readers will enjoy pretending with her, trying on tail after tail. The first is too puffy-fluffy, and another too stinky! Then one day Little Skink gets a big surprise...and she doesn't have to dream of tails anymore. The For Creative Minds section has information on tail adaptations and communications and a mix-and-match tail activity. Little Skink's Tail encourages children to be comfortable with themselves as they are.

About this title

From the Author:

Dear Reader,
I hope you enjoy pretending with Little Skink as much as I enjoyed daydreaming with her while I wrote Little Skink's Tail. I met Little Skink when I was writing a nonfiction book about all kinds of lizards. There she was, twitching her bright blue tail, and I knew she had a story to tell. Before long, she was slinking in and out of our dress-up box, showing off tail after tail. She reminded me of my granddaughter -- one of the world's great pretenders! While I watched the show in my daydreams, I got the chance to play with words, imagining the fun things Little Skink would say about each tail. What a wonderful time we had, and I wish the same for you!
Happy Reading,
Janet Halfmann

From the Inside Flap:

While Little Skink hunts yummy ants for breakfast, she is suddenly attacked by a crow! But she has a trick to escape, she snaps off her tail, and it keeps on wiggling! Little Skink is happy to be alive, but she misses her bright blue tail. Readers will enjoy pretending with her, trying on tail after tail. The first is too puffy-fluffy, and another too stinky! Then one day Little Skink gets a big surprise and she doesn't have to dream of tails anymore. The "For Creative Minds" section has information on tail adaptations and communications and a mix-and-match tail activity. All Sylvan Dell titles feature free educational resources at www.SylvanDellPublishing.com, including the "For Creative Minds" sections and additional teaching activities. The "For Creative Minds" section features the following activities: Adaptations: Why do animals have tails? Tail Matching Activity for Skink rabbit squirrel deer skunk porcupine owl Mix-n-Match Tail Activity. Learning Magazine's 2009 Teachers' Choice Award, 2009 FPA President's Award for BEST Children's Book and Best Overall Book

About this edition

• Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0976882388
• ISBN 13: 9780976882381
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Laurie Allen Klein