Quick, Quiet, and Feathered
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Butterfield, Moira / Ford, Wayne, PUBLISHER: Steck-Vaughn, Each title in this delightful and informative series of young naturalist books looks at a different animal and invites youngsters to guess what it is. Opening with a three-word description and followed by a series of colorful drawings depicting a different part of the animal's body, each book gradually reveals the whole animal to the child reader. Accompanying text and additional illustrations provide further clues to the animal's identity and give an insight into how it lives. The books conclude with an illustration of the animal's young, a map of the world showing its homelands, a fun quiz, and a glossary. The simple text gradually unveils the identity of the brown bear to the reader. Physical characteristics, feeding methods and habits, environment, seasonal behavior, vocal sounds, bear cubs, and marking territory are all discussed briefly. Detailed illustrations reveal only one body part at a time. Children can see where brown bears live on a colorful map of the world.