Animal Camouflage (Find Out about)

by Martin Jenkins (Author) Jane McGuinness (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Find Out about

Discover some of the brilliant ways animals disguise themselves in this engaging introduction for young children from a conservation biologist.

Some animals hide in the sand, like the desert lizard, whose scales can resemble pebbles and stones. Others hide in the sea, like the peacock flounder, who can also change color. And some, like poison dart frogs and the scarlet king snake, don't try to hide at all! Most animals have developed clever tricks to survive, but not all excel at camouflage the way these animals do.

From moths whose wings resemble dead leaves to eponymous stick insects, from a lizard that looks like a tree stump to the ghost pipefish you'd mistake for a coral reef, the range of colors, patterns, and techniques captured here demonstrates how animals across myriad environments can disguise themselves.

Melding a simple narration with more detailed facts on a variety of creatures--including sandgrouses, gerbils, Arctic foxes, and butterflies--this fascinating picture book also offers a brief note on animal camouflage in the back matter.

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Kirkus

A basic overview of a common phenomenon to share with the youngest children.

ALA/Booklist

This colorful picture book provides a helpful introduction to camouflage in nature.

Review quotes

Jenkins, who has introduced many animal topics to children, this time tackles animals who hide in plain sight, whether to avoid predators or to catch their own prey. . . a good first look at the concept and will have children seeing nature in new ways.
—Kirkus Reviews
Martin Jenkins
Martin Jenkins is a conservation biologist and the award-winning author of many books for children, including three previous books in the Find Out About series. He also wrote The Emperor's Egg, illustrated by Jane Chapman; A World of Plants, illustrated by James Brown; and Under Threat: An Album of Endangered Animals, illustrated by Tom Frost. Martin Jenkins lives in Cambridge, England.

Jane McGuinness is the author and illustrator of Prickly Hedgehogs!, her first picture book. She also illustrated the three previous Find Out About books by Martin Jenkins. Jane McGuinness lives in England.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781536228366
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
October 17, 2023
Series
Find Out about
BISAC categories
JNF003120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Insects, Spiders, etc.
JNF003190 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Reptiles & Amphibians
Library of Congress categories
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