Prairie Dogs Kiss and Lobsters Wave: How Animals Say Hello - Hardcover

Singer, Marilyn

 
9780805037036: Prairie Dogs Kiss and Lobsters Wave: How Animals Say Hello

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When people meet, they shake hands, hug, smile, and say, "How are you? What's new?" But what about lions and bears and fish? How do they greet one another?

In this intriguing picture book Marilyn Singer explores, explains, and describes the extraordinary ways in which animals communicate. When zebras meet, for example, they pull back their lips and chew the air to show that they won't bite each other.

Young readers will also be introduced to some of the basic elements of animal behavior, such as why lions are the only wild cats that live in groups. Detailed illustrations by Normand Chartier complete this informative look at the fascinating world of the animal kingdom.

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Marilyn Singer is the author of fifty books for children, including Bottoms Up! A Book About Rear Ends. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Normand Chartier is an award-winning illustrator with fifty books to his credit. He makes his home in Brooklyn, Connecticut.

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Kindergarten-Grade 4-Singer describes the social behavior of 14 animals, showing the different ways these creatures greet others of their own species. An introduction notes that human greetings vary depending on the situation and explains that those of animals may also vary depending on gender, rank, or whether the creatures are strangers to one another. Dogs smell one another's faces and hindquarters to determine age, gender, and willingness to mate. Prairie dog strangers try to bite each other but friends or relatives kiss with lips open and teeth bared. The habits of walruses, giraffes, chimpanzees, bees, elephants, zebras, lions, bears, lobsters, and luminous fish are also included. Each two-page spread is devoted to one animal with several paragraphs of text and a watercolor illustration. The facts are entertaining and informative and will encourage children to watch animals in their homes, natural environments, or zoos with greater knowledge and interest.
Adele Greenlee, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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ISBN 10:  0439238692 ISBN 13:  9780439238694
Verlag: Scholastic, Inc., 1999
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