Lists with This Book. Feb 12, Sharon rated it it was amazing Shelves: This boldly colored book features both illustrations and actual pictures of a variety of animals. Young children will enjoy imagining having hair like an animal and older children will enjoy the simple facts about each animal. Another great feature of this book is the diversity of the children featured in the illustrations. Sep 02, Hilary rated it it was amazing Shelves: Different animals have different kind of hair, and they all serve a purpose. What if you had Animal Hair!? Each page shows a child with similar hair to animals such as porcupines, lions, zebras, and sloths, and more.
A couple different fun facts litter each page. Markle and McWillian make a fantastic team in this series. I have already read What if you had Animal Teeth!? I have just requested that my new library, which has none of these books, buy the whole series. The illustrations are fantastic, they are funny and bold. The facts are informative and interesting for readers of all ages! I can't wait to learn about animal feet, which is new, and animal ears, which is coming in This book is proof that children's nonfiction can be awesome!
Jan 30, Jeralynn Moser rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is a primary book that I would recommend to Natalie for independent reading. I just couldn't get over the apparent love of animals that Natalie seems to have! I wanted to find something that would just tickle her funny bone, while teaching her some good, solid facts.
This book is a great combination of both! I especially think she'll love the zebra page! The illustrations combined with the photographs are a great way to introduce her to nonfiction books, but still keeping that creativ 1. The illustrations combined with the photographs are a great way to introduce her to nonfiction books, but still keeping that creative, imaginative fiction feel. Look at this crazy picture of a girl with porcupine hair! This book is all about how cool and interesting it would be to have animal hair instead of human hair!
There's even a page about one of your favorite animals - zebras! Jul 19, Jenna rated it it was amazing Shelves: Not only is this book informational but it is fun! It is the perfect way to talk about animal adaptations while picturing yourself with animal hair. My 1st grades love to read these books, debate which animal hair they would want, and learn as they go.
This is great for a read aloud or independent reading and it is a book that kids will continuously come back. Make sure to check out the other books in this series too,because they are all great! Dec 23, Kathy Kindle-aholic rated it really liked it. Fantastic illustrations and animal facts. Jun 16, Jessica Meyers rated it it was amazing Shelves: This adorable story teaches children about polar bear's hair, reindeer's hair, oryx's hair, porcupine's hair, lion's hair, and the hair of countless other animals! Marckle and McWilliam do a fantastic job making the information in the text relevant to students' lives by incorporating humorous illustrations of what humans "What If You Had Animal Hair?
Marckle and McWilliam do a fantastic job making the information in the text relevant to students' lives by incorporating humorous illustrations of what humans would look like if they had hair like animals.
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Marckle explains if you had a polar bear's hair, you would never have to wear a hat when playing in the snow. If you had a porcupine's hair, no bully would ever bother you again. If you had a three-toed sloth's hair, you'd never be alone because of the algae, your hair would be home to many different types of insects. The author does a great job selecting the most interesting, crazy facts about animal's hair. Students can discuss how something as simple as the hair of an animal can be so interesting!
In addition, students can discuss which animal's hair they would want the most, and select evidence from the text to support their claims. Nov 19, Kristen rated it really liked it Shelves: This book describes the different hair of a dozen animals and how it is helpful for that specific species. The end of the book helps students understand why their hair is the way it is. This is a fun and educational book for students. It has a cartoon component that draws the attention of the student but includes real images of animals with fun facts.
I loved the three-toed slot Nonfiction Summary: I loved the three-toed sloth hair… if you had it, you would never be alone because of the algae growing in it. This is great when introducing non-fiction texts in the classroom. Another activity could be opinion writing, prior to reading the story students would choose an animal that they would like to switch hair with.
Not only would they write an opinion piece explaining why, they would also include an illustration. Sep 17, Leann Short rated it it was amazing Shelves: Summary This book talks about different types of animals and their hair. If you were still a human and you had their hair. This story uses creative and fun facts about the animal. Evaluation This is a harder read, it is difficult to pronounce some of the animal names.
Although, it is fun and interesting to kids when reading this.
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This book is short and explains about 6 animals and facts. This book can be used for any grade level, but they will need help reading. Teaching Ideas I used this book to t Summary This book talks about different types of animals and their hair.
Teaching Ideas I used this book to teach my kids about the different animals for Science. They were able to use their Science vocabulary to write about what animal they wanted to be like. This is a great way to teach kids about animals, but let them learn themselves the fun facts. Oct 09, Nathalie S rated it it was amazing. I love these books because they are informative, fun to read and have great illustrations!
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They tick all the boxes. Who knew that the scales which cover giant pangolins are made of the same material as hair? Or that porcupine quills are actually very stiff hair? Or that the hair of a star-nose mole can lie flat in any direction, which is handy when you spend your life in tunnels going forward and backward. Besides kids will love imagining the kind of animal hairdo that might grow on their heads or yours! I thought the concept of this book was genius! It was pretty funny to see what humans would look like with different wild animals hair.
I love that it gave examples of what humans could do differently if they had different hair. For example, having polar bear hair would keep you super warm in winter. Dec 14, Theresa rated it really liked it. Paperback by Sandra Markle a great book for showing animal adaptions and making kids take care of their hair, and appearance. Jul 11, Esther Lombardi rated it really liked it Shelves: My son loves this whole series of books! Dec 04, Angela rated it it was amazing. Really fun way of introducing animal facts in a personal way.
Jun 13, Amanda rated it really liked it. My 2nd graders enjoyed listening to this book and looking at the pictures during our Animal Studies Unit. Oct 21, Emily Peery rated it liked it Shelves: This book teaches about animals in such a fun and engaging way! The illustrations and pictures compliment the facts and help kids relate to unique animals in a way they understand. Feb 22, Maureen rated it really liked it Shelves: This book is both fun and informational for students.
Students can see what they might look like with different types of animal hair. At the same time, they learn what is special and unique about the hair of each of the different animals. Each two-page spread includes photographs of the animals with animal information and facts on the first page and on the second page is an illustrated drawing of a child with that animal's hair instead of their own hair.
At the end of the story is information fo This book is both fun and informational for students. At the end of the story is information for children on how our hair grows and what we need to do to take care of our hair. I could see students having a lot of fun looking through this book and learning new animal facts in the process.
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