Additional Information:
- Caldecott Medal
- Also written by Robin Page
Synopsis: Readers can learn about all sorts of animals with this interactive guessing book, What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? Each page asks what someone would do with an eye, ear, nose, or tail like the picture. Then the next page tells how different animals use that part. Along with beautiful illustrations, this book is both enjoyable and educational for young students.
Book Notes: Every other page asks the same question, which adds repetition. Young students will benefit from this because they can help read the story out loud by following the pattern. Every page shows a picture of different animals using their bodies in different ways. Primary students will enjoy making predictions and educated guesses throughout the book.
Critique: The repetition of this book makes it a great read aloud for young students around the first grade level. It would not be as entertaining for older elementary children because the questions quickly become monotonous. This is a wonderful read to introduce the roles of animals in the environment and get children thinking about how each animal is unique. The illustrations make this picture book even more useful because they are simple but elegant.
Classroom Activities: As previously stated, this book can be used to introduce science lessons about different types of animals in the environment. It is also a useful resource to practice making predictions, connections, and inferences throughout a text. Young students can practice predicting because each page poses a new question. Below are more ways to use What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? in the classroom.
- Close reading: http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResource/Preview/60536
- Lesson plan: http://languageartsreading.dadeschools.net/pdf/CCSSExemplarLessons/ExemplarLesson_G1_Reading.pdf
- Arts and Crafts: http://finallyinfirst.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-can-you-do-with-tail-like-this.html
Additional Resources:
- Author website: http://www.stevejenkinsbooks.com/
- Read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDxu0eXoTys
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