"Animalogy" received three wonderful reviews in November.
Colorado County Life named it as one of the best children's books for the year.
Animalogy: Animal Analogies By Marianne Berkes, Illustrated by Cathy Morrison (Sylvan Dell Publishing, $8.95) Young children gravitate toward animal books, so using creatures to teach analogies to young minds is a clever concept. Author Marianne Berkes compares animals’ habits and characteristics in simple sentences to help children recognize sameness and difference, while Colorado illustrator Cathy Morrison uses detailed artwork for visual influence.
Included in Animalogy is a special section where children can learn a little more about animals. Animalogy is available at www.sylvandellpublishing.com and online bookstores.
San Francisco Book Review posted the following:
"Animals galore, vividly portrayed in realistic setting, will catch tht eye of the young reader. The rhyming analogies will end the ear and cause the tongue to laughingly repeat the rhythmic words. Written by a retired teacher and librarian, Marianne Berkes seeks to enhance the children's lexicon, sharpen their comparison skills, and make them aware of animals, their sizes, body parts, behavior and classification.
Some of the animals include the tiny ant, the soaring eagle, barking dogs, roraring lions, croaking frogs and many more. One analogy contrasting size juxtaposes on facing pages the observation that"the any is to tiny-- as hippo is to big." The book emphasizes structure by comparing the wing of a robin to the fin of a goldfish, while classification is introduced by labeling the frog as an amphibian while the mooose is a mammal. Large qand colorful, this is a book that is fun to read and look at, while also enriching language skills and observational proficiency. In addition, six pages of learning activities are included at the end of the book. For the beginning reader, this is a fun way to learn."
Literary Classics Seal of Approval Animalogy - Animal Analogies, written by Marianne Berkes and illustrated by Cathy Morrison, is an educator's dream when it comes to teaching youngsters about analogies. Vibrant, expressive and beautiful full color images spring to life from the pages of this wonderfully illustrated picture book.
Profoundly educational in its simplicity, Animalogy offers many easy-to-comprehend examples of analogies as they relate to animals, such as..."Ant is to tiny, as hippo is to big."
In addition, the educational section in the back provides cross-curricular teaching activities, interactive quizzes and more.
Animalogy - Animal Analogies, would make an excellent addition to any P-3 teacher's academic library. We highly recommend this book, which has earned our Literary Classics Seal of Approval.
Colorado County Life named it as one of the best children's books for the year.
Animalogy: Animal Analogies By Marianne Berkes, Illustrated by Cathy Morrison (Sylvan Dell Publishing, $8.95) Young children gravitate toward animal books, so using creatures to teach analogies to young minds is a clever concept. Author Marianne Berkes compares animals’ habits and characteristics in simple sentences to help children recognize sameness and difference, while Colorado illustrator Cathy Morrison uses detailed artwork for visual influence.
Included in Animalogy is a special section where children can learn a little more about animals. Animalogy is available at www.sylvandellpublishing.com and online bookstores.
San Francisco Book Review posted the following:
"Animals galore, vividly portrayed in realistic setting, will catch tht eye of the young reader. The rhyming analogies will end the ear and cause the tongue to laughingly repeat the rhythmic words. Written by a retired teacher and librarian, Marianne Berkes seeks to enhance the children's lexicon, sharpen their comparison skills, and make them aware of animals, their sizes, body parts, behavior and classification.
Some of the animals include the tiny ant, the soaring eagle, barking dogs, roraring lions, croaking frogs and many more. One analogy contrasting size juxtaposes on facing pages the observation that"the any is to tiny-- as hippo is to big." The book emphasizes structure by comparing the wing of a robin to the fin of a goldfish, while classification is introduced by labeling the frog as an amphibian while the mooose is a mammal. Large qand colorful, this is a book that is fun to read and look at, while also enriching language skills and observational proficiency. In addition, six pages of learning activities are included at the end of the book. For the beginning reader, this is a fun way to learn."
Literary Classics Seal of Approval Animalogy - Animal Analogies, written by Marianne Berkes and illustrated by Cathy Morrison, is an educator's dream when it comes to teaching youngsters about analogies. Vibrant, expressive and beautiful full color images spring to life from the pages of this wonderfully illustrated picture book.
Profoundly educational in its simplicity, Animalogy offers many easy-to-comprehend examples of analogies as they relate to animals, such as..."Ant is to tiny, as hippo is to big."
In addition, the educational section in the back provides cross-curricular teaching activities, interactive quizzes and more.
Animalogy - Animal Analogies, would make an excellent addition to any P-3 teacher's academic library. We highly recommend this book, which has earned our Literary Classics Seal of Approval.