Title: Actual size / by Steve Jenkins.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, p2004, c2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-547-51291-4
Interest/Reading Level: K-3/ 3.2
Interest/Reading Level: K-3/ 3.2
Book Summary:
You have to see it to believe it. That is what they say right? Jenkins understand this to a fault. Children need to touch, explore, see, and do to understand. Jenkins' Actual Size takes children into the world of animals from a true size point of view, ostrich eggs really are that big, and yes there are butterflies that are as big as birds! Young readers will love the paper-cut illustrations, and even Jenkin's choice of animals are conversation starters!
My thoughts:
Know the feeling when you stand at the foot of a dinosaur skeleton for the first time and you think, wow they really are big? This is exactly how little readers feel when holding this book. My son loved putting his head up against the bear's head or placing his hand on the gorillas. This is a one of those wonderful rereadables. Kids will ask for it again and again. I love that even the colors and textures seem so realistic that you feel as if you are sitting in a zoo looking at real animals. This is a must have for any children's collection and has instantly become a favorite of mine!
Library Toolbox of tips and tricks:
Know the feeling when you stand at the foot of a dinosaur skeleton for the first time and you think, wow they really are big? This is exactly how little readers feel when holding this book. My son loved putting his head up against the bear's head or placing his hand on the gorillas. This is a one of those wonderful rereadables. Kids will ask for it again and again. I love that even the colors and textures seem so realistic that you feel as if you are sitting in a zoo looking at real animals. This is a must have for any children's collection and has instantly become a favorite of mine!
Library Toolbox of tips and tricks:
Make a ruler!
This book is about seeing things as they are. How tall is an elephant? A Bear? The principle? Create a life large ruler from floor to ceiling in the library. As students research the size of something they can put a picture on the ruler with their name. This is a great way to get the entire school working together to see how many things are the same and ways they are different!
References:
Image: Actual Size [cover image] Retrieved from:
http://reader.follettebooks.com/books/55289?div=1&cust=1000
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