What+Do+You+Do+With+a+Tail+Like+This?

Author: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (March 18, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 061899713X ISBN-13: 978-0618997138 Hardcover Price: $16.99
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// What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? // is a book about animals and what they use their ears, noses, tails, etc. for. The book’s illustrations show close ups of different animal ears, noses, tails, etc. to allow children to guess what the body part is used for and who it belongs to. At the end of the book, the author gives a little bit of information about each of the animals mentioned throughout the book.
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**__Review:__** This book is a great way for children to learn about different animals and what each one uses its unique body parts for. I would definitely use this book and incorporate it into a science lesson. Children can explore unusual animals that are mentioned in the book as well as animals that are not. This book can also be used to show diversity and how not everyone looks the same but is made up of the same things.

The illustrations presented in //What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?// create a guessing game for the children. The children are presented with an initial question such as “What do you do with a tail like this?” and then are left to make predictions. Children have to use their prior or background knowledge to answer the question presented. The illustrations and questions work together to create group interaction and learning. Later on, children can design their own book based off the criteria of //What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?// They can then quiz their friends and promote independent learning with this fun and creative activity.
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Steve Jenkins was born in 1952 in Hickory, North Carolina. Growing up, Steve loved to collect lizards, turtles, spiders, rocks, and much more. He always thought he would be a scientist but instead, he was an art major and studied graphic design in an art school in North Carolina. Steve worked for many large advertising and design firms and then with his wife, Robin Page (the other author of //What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?)//. Together, Steve and Robin made four children’s books. Steve and Robin have three children. Steve states, “The questions my children have asked over the years have been the inspiration for many of our books.”
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