{"product_id":"whose-footprint-is-that-isbn-9781580898348","title":"Whose Footprint Is That?","description":"\u003cb\u003eA nonfiction guessing game that explores the connections between an animal, its tracks, and its habitat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by a mammalogist at the Smithsonian, this clever preschool page-turner pairs seven tracks with information about the animals' locomotion, asking kids to guess which animal left which tracks behind. \u003ci\u003eWhose Footprint Is That?\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the animals--ranging from flamingos to kangaroos--in their own habitats.Who goes there? Readers must guess which creatures left their distinctive tracks behind in this fact-filled book. On the verso page of each spread, the question reads, \"Whose footprint is that?\" and a clue to the maker of the print appears with a snippet of its anatomy—e.g., snout, ears, tail, feather, even, in one case, a section of a body. The recto page displays the print or prints with a sentence or two explaining how the tracks were produced. A page turn yields another spread and the answer: a portrait of the mystery animal and some interesting facts about its feet. A very ancient track maker is included, too. A tantalizing puzzle challenges kids at the end: \"Can an animal change its footprints?\" Adult readers would do well to let a few moments elapse while children ponder responses before they turn the page and reveal the answer—and another brainteaser. This charmer will hold young children's interest and will succeed one-on-one or as a group read-aloud. It will help develop vocabulary as youngsters learn new words including \"wallaroo\" and \"slithering.\" The gouache illustrations are appealing. Tracks are large enough to be seen well (and, possibly, traced with little fingers), and their makers are portrayed along with glimpses into their habitats, with furry, feathered, and scaly charms charmingly intact. Kids will make tracks to this one—and likely step up for repeat visits. \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFollowing the format of Whose Poop Is THAT? (rev. 3\/17), Lunde  poses the title question seven times about seven different animals in a  series of four-page sequences, inviting readers to guess the makers of  various footprints and impressions. Each print, rendered in shades of  black and brown on a white background, is centered prominently on the  right-hand page. A clue for identification comes via the accompanying  text, which emphasizes the motions or actions employed to produce the  print (“It was made by running on snow”; “It was made by standing in  soft mud”). Additional hints to each creature’s identity are found on  left-hand pages, with glimpses of an ear, tail, nose, etc., edging into  the picture. For the reveal, illustrations of mountain goats, wallaroos,  snowshoe hares, snakes, flamingos, chimpanzees, and even a dinosaur are  accompanied by information about what part of them made the prints  (variously: feet, bodies, knuckles) and the ways their physiologies  allow the animals to move or balance; the seven examples are carefully  chosen to represent the relationships between morphology and function.  The book ends with a look at the various prints people can make with  their footwear, connecting familiar human experiences with their animal  equivalents. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLunde (\u003ci\u003eWhose Poop Is That?\u003c\/i\u003e, 2017) turns from scat to feet in this   similarly formatted picture book. Introducing each of the seven animals  are the recurring question (“Whose footprint is that?”), a visual  hint featuring part of the animal, black footprints set against a white  background (for easier examination), and a clue about how the footprint  was made. Turning the page reveals such animals as a mountain  goat, wallaroo, or snowshoe hare, all depicted in their natural settings  in textured, gouache paintings. A few sentences of simple text also  describe how the animal moves. For instance, a chimpanzee stands on its  hind feet but uses finger knuckles for balance when it moves. Although  the layout repeats for each animal, there are still plenty of  “footprint” surprises, including a snake’s slithering pattern, made  without feet, and a dinosaur’s fossilized print. But can an animal  change its footprint? A final interactive spread lets children match ice  skates, hiking boots, and other foot gear to their corresponding  footprints. Finally, footnotes readers will enjoy! \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDarrin Lunde has worked as a mammalogist at the American Museum of Natural History and at the Smithsonian Institute. His work has brought him into contact with all kinds of animals, big and small, throughout the remote forests of South America, Africa, and Asia where he camped for months at a time to survey species diversity and to discover new species. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHello, Bumblebee Bat\u003c\/i\u003e, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Kill\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books about animals. He lives in Washington, DC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKelsey is an illustrator and lover of all things nature. Her work centers around an array of natural history subjects, often inspired by the myriad ways humans connect with and study the natural world. She received her first scat identification book around the age of 10 and loved that it helped her learn to identify the natural world around her. Her gouache illustrations focus on natural history subjects like taxonomy, biodiversity, and taxidermy, as well as related subjects like astronomy and the ways humans relate to the natural world. Her first book as an author, What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky, came out in Fall 2017. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, Nick, and their two cats, Jamie and Fiona.Whose footprint is that? It was made by two pointy toes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mountain goat's. A mountain goat has rubbery pads under its toes. It can climb a rocky cliff without slipping.","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303052169445,"sku":"NP9781580898348","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781580898348.jpg?v=1767744255","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/whose-footprint-is-that-isbn-9781580898348","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}