Christopher Lloyd (4) (1968–)

Sure, I knew that I share characteristics with other mammals, but finding out what I have in common with birds and snakes was pretty cool! I appreciate that this book is in a nice picture book format. There's a lot of info here! It's the kind of book that has several little snippets of facts on each page, expanding on the main point of the page. However, unlike the books that just splash those extra bits randomly on the page, this book keeps the layout more structured. This is a LOT easier show more for my brain to comprehend and I appreciate that.

At 48 pages, including glossary and index, this book was too long for me to read in one sitting. I took my time with it, enjoying a few pages here and there. I am still healing from some cognitive difficulties and I love learning through children's nonfiction because I can get all the facts without a bunch of long-winded filler, and, if I'm lucky, some great pictures, also. I was lucky with 'We Are All Animals'. I loved the illustrations!

My only negative: I wish the glossary had included help with pronunciation.

My biggest positive: the skillful and sensitive way death was presented. I am currently grieving and I admit I dreaded reaching the page that discussed the end of life. But...it was okay. It was written well.

This is a beautiful book and I enjoyed learning what I have in common with bats, turtles, elephants, and other animals. show less

Two words, THE ART! 33 illustrators contributed to make one of the most stunningly beautiful children's books I've seen in a long time. This is another amazing non-fiction picture book. Discussing the climate change problem frankly and without sugar coating it, this book allows children to understand there is a problem, then gives them ways to be a part of the solution. What a joy to read!

This book highlights similarities across swaths of the animal kingdom. What makes this book stand out is that it includes some big ideas that may be new and unexpected: We are tubes! We are ecosystems! We are recycled!

Each similarity has a two-page spread with the title "We [Are] All _____". The wording was a little confusing, as some of the listed traits are not shared across the entire animal kingdom. However, unique differences are also highlighted within the text. For example, the first show more paragraph of "We are all tubes" ends with "That is, unless you're a jellyfish, coral, or sea anemone, who have one hole for everything!"

With plenty of illustrations, interesting facts, and tantalizing mysteries of what we still don't know, this book was simultaneously satisfying while leaving me hungry for more! Thankfully, the back matter includes a glossary, index, and a list of selected sources which I am eager to explore. Highly recommended! show less

What on Earth! We Are All Animals is a homeschoolers dream! As a homeschooling mom to 4 kids we depend on our library for a variety of non-fiction resource books. We have tons of books about the human body and animals but where this one shines is that it compares and contrasts the two, which none of our current books do. For example, one page states that we are all tubes and goes into detail explaining about the human body in/out tube as compared to a snake (also one tube), compared to a show more jellyfish (only one hole for everything). Illustrations of the concepts are clear and complement the text. The book is 48 pages long which includes a 1 page glossary, 1 page index and 1 page of source information. I would say this is good for early to late elementary age students. I think we will use this book plenty in the future! show less