Disguises and Surprises (SuperSmarts)

By Claire Llewellyn

Book Overview

SuperSmarts give young readers a smart start! These unique nonfiction books are jam-packed with fascinating facts and brilliant illustrations -- plus dynamic picture-strips and intriguing true-or-false questions. SuperSmarts are information books that children will love to read!Have you ever tried to find a stick insect that didn't want to be found? Or the eggs of a plover on a stony beach? Perhaps you thought chameleons were the only animals who play hide-and-seek so cleverly. Meet these beasts and other masters of camouflage in Disguises and Surprises.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763600377
• ISBN13: 9780763600372
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Candlewick
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

NICE BOOK AND WELL DONE BUT WITH A FEW FLAWS

First, as is not my usual practice, I will address why I gave this one only four stars. Number one: The author has sort of overly simplified or dumbed-down some of her explanations and observations. I think she did this in order to make it mord kid friendly. When dealing with science, nature, literature, I feel this is a mistake. It is one of the major problems we have with our current educationsal system. Kids need facts, true facts, and do not need to be spoon fed tipid information just to make it more "current and readable." Second: There are simply better books out there on the same subject. That being said, I enjoyed this one as do the children I read it with. The book is about various animals and the methods of camouflage they use and secrets of defense. Artic Fox, Polar Bears, Stick Insects, Crocodiles, Frogs, Crab Spiders, Mantises, Screech Owls, Geckos, Elk, Plover and Lions are some of the animals addressed here. The pictures are great. As to the question the Library people asked here in their review "who really actually tastes grasshopper spit?" Well, I for one have. And yes, it does taste yukky. All in all, a fun read, interesting, but there are better.