Beth Fielding

You probably take a bath or shower every day, but did you know that some animals bathe 40-50 times a day? While people can go to a doctor if we get sick, animals in the wild cannot, so keeping clean is one of their top priorities. Which animal uses poop to clean itself? Which relative of the horse helps clean its herd-mates? Find answers to these and much more in Animal Baths.

This is an interesting title and will attract kids browsing for some recreational reading, though it probably does show more not include enough information for reports. Each animal gets a spread with a painting and a page of information about its bathing habits. Information was occasionally redundant (several animals use mud and/or dust to bathe, several mammals partner with birds who pluck bugs off their backs) and I occasionally wished for more information (450 types of birds take "ant baths", but there's no mention of what some of the types are...). It will please young animal fans who are interested in trivia. show less

I enjoyed this book and used it for a lesson plan. The book was very informative and gave a lot of helpful information. The book gives information on different animals of all different colors. I found the layout of the book to be very helpful for readers. The pages were broken up by different individual colors and then the colors eventually blended on the last few pages. On each page there are animals of the specific color. For example, on the green page, the animals were an iguana, frog, show more praying mantis and more. The animal had a small caption saying general facts about each one. The book also gave information on how animals use their color for different advantages in the wild. For example, some animals use their color to blend in with their surroundings so that they don't get eaten by other animals. show less

Excellent pictures throughout the book and interesting facts. I wasn’t fond of the layout between the pictures and text. It made it less interesting to read. I found some of the descriptions to long and skimmed over the writings more then once to gather the information in my head.

I did not know a lot about animal tails to be honest I never thought about them before. It was fun learning about them I just wish it had been presented better.

Little Kid Reaction: I let a friend of mine share this book with her class of second graders and they really loved it,

Big Kid Reaction: I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot about how animals use their tails. There was a lot of information that I had never read before.

Pros: Lots of great photography, fun facts, and a chance for kids to experiment with the functions of tails make this perfect for fun reading, in the classroom or for home schooling.