{"product_id":"a-mammal-is-an-animal-isbn-9780823436705","title":"A Mammal is an Animal","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat makes an animal a mammal? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd what is not a mammal? Mammals have skeletons as deer have, breathe air in lungs as whales do, and are born alive as are calves. What is not a mammal? A ladybug has no skeleton, a fish breathes through gills and a bird hatches from an egg. Monkeys, dolphins, and elephants are mammals—and so are you and I! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith clear, simple language, beautiful paintings, a chart, diagrams, and a cutaway, acclaimed author-illustrator Lizzy Rockwell has created a beautiful and informative book that introduces young children to animal classification and dichotomous inquiry.\"Quiet, pleasing ink-and-watercolor pictures illustrate the text, and an attractive two-page classification chart shows 'Life on Earth,' divided and subdivided into categories. This picture book provides young children with a simple, informative, age-appropriate introduction to mammals.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Largely eschewing scientific vocabulary in favor of clear explanations (the terms 'vertebrates' and 'invertebrates' are introduced in a diagram in the backmatter), Rockwell’s text focuses on the concepts. The fine-lined ink-and-watercolor illustrations are as clear and straightforward as the text, with the carefully labeled renderings of the animals examined particularly meticulous. . . . A clear, respectful introduction.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Ink-and-watercolor illustrations are detailed and complement the text nicely. . . . A solid option for classrooms and libraries\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"[Readers will] learn plenty about the ways that animals are categorized and classified.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLizzy  Rockwell is the  daughter of highly acclaimed children's book author  and illustrator  Anne Rockwell and art director and illustrator Harlow  Rockwell. She has illustrated more than thirty children's books,  including some in collaboration with her mother, and has written and  illustrated several of her own, including \u003ci\u003eA Bird is a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlants Feed Me. \u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Connecticut.  Find her online at https:\/\/www.lizzyrockwell.com\/","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302906220773,"sku":"NP9780823436705","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823436705.jpg?v=1767720625","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-mammal-is-an-animal-isbn-9780823436705","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}