Play Like an Animal!
Why Critters Splash, Race, Twirl, and Chase
Dash! Hide! Splash! Ride! Exuberant text celebrates all the different ways animals play, from rhinos taking mud baths and parrots somersaulting through the air to kangaroos boxing and dolphins diving through the surf. Additional text explains how playing benefits animals. Fascinating back matter gives more information about the featured animals in the book and encourages readers to make time to play every day!
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Awards
- Texas Topaz Reading List
- Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee
Reviews
Kiss the Book
Play Like an Animal! Why critters splash, race, twirl, and chase by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Mia Powell. NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK. Millbrook (Lerner), 2020. $20. 9781541557710
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3)—ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
What a fun look at the animal kingdom and an introduction to the concept of play.
Any teacher in elementary could use this as an extension to the way humans interact with each other and why we do what we do. And you can twirl, slide, glide your way right out the door to recess!
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
School Library Journal
“A fun way for children to realize that animals play just like them.”—School Library Journal
Booklist
“An inviting choice for animal-lovers.”—Booklist