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Weird & Wild Animal Facts

AUTHOR: Jessica Loy

ILLUSTRATOR: Jessica Loy

PUBLISHER: Henry Holt

COPYRIGHT DATE: 2015

ART MEDIUM: Mixed media, including author’s photographs

GENRE: Nonfiction

BOOK SUMMARY: Here are fourteen animals you thought you knew - but do you? Learn the weird and wild facts about some of the most commonly, yet really unknown, creatures.

BOOK TALK: Do you know a villain who melts his enemies then drinks them? A parent who wants his child to burp well -- and often? A superhero strong enough to decapitate a lion -- with one kick? If you don’t know who can accomplish these tasks, this book is for you! Come explore the world of weird and wild animal friends in Weird & Wild Animal Facts by Jessica Loy.

CHALLENGING WORDS:

predator

prey

decapitate

secrete

vegetarians

shimmering

iridescence

AUTHOR BIO: Jessica Loy does not live at a zoo or an aquarium. She lives in New York with her husband and two children. She likes to hike, kay-ak, and ski. She is an associate professor, of Graphic Design at the college of Saint Rose. Website: jessicaloy.net

ILLUSTRATOR BIO: See AUTHOR BIO

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. Which animal’s characteristics surprised you?2.

How are animals that are appear to be alike, com-

pletely different?

3. What was the most interesting fact you learned?

4. Which animal would you want to be?

tentacles

venom

toxin

vibrate

ferocious

suction

vacuum

retractable

carcasses

Name:___________________________________________

Standard: ELA 1.RL.2.1

Baby Animals Directions: Match the baby animals to the picture of the adult animal

Joey

Foal

Calf

Puppy

Baby

Activity Sheet - Weird & Wild Animal Facts Indiana Academic Standard: ELA 1.RN.2.1 Ask and answer questions about key details to clarify and confirm understanding of a text. What are baby animals called? Find the name of a baby for each of the animals listed.

Animal Baby

Kangaroo (page 22 in book)

Elephant

Dog

Ape

horse

What are groups of animals called? Find the name for a group of each type of animal listed.

Animals Group Name

Kangaroos (page 22 in book)

Vultures (page 32 in book)

Warthogs (page 34 in book)

Caterpillars

Dolphins

Answers: What are baby animals called? Find the name of a baby for each of the animals listed.

Animal Baby

Kangaroo (page 22 in book) joey

Elephant calf

Dog puppy

Ape baby

horse foal

What are groups of animals called? Find the name for a group of each type of animal listed.

Animals Group Name

Kangaroos (page 22 in book) mob

Vultures (page 32 in book) kettle

Warthogs (page 34 in book) sounder

Caterpillars army

Dolphins pod

Activity Sheet - Weird & Wild Animal Facts Indiana Academic Standards: ELA 3.W.1 Write routinely over a variety of time frames and for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences; apply reading standards to write in response to literature and nonfiction texts.

Are jellyfish really fish? Do some research and make a list of attributes that fish have. Then research jellyfish. Which attributes do jellyfish have that fish have? Try this website to begin: http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/fish1.htm Gather a few other aquatic scientists together and decide if jellyfish are really fish.

Fish Jellyfish

While you are waiting for other groups to finish, see if you can bet the sharks at tic-tac-toe. http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/tictactoe/fish/index.htm Were you right? Did your group of scientists reach the same conclusion as other scientists? Read this article to find out: http://discoverykids.com/articles/are-jellyfish-really-fish/

Works Cited

"All About Fish." All About Fish. Web. 04 Sept. 2016.

"Article: Are Jellyfish Really Fish? Print." Are Jellyfish Really Fish? Web. 04 Sept. 2016.

"Fish Tic-Tac-Toe!" Fish Tic Tac Toe. Web. 04 Sept. 2016.

"Jellyfish." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 04 Sept. 2016.

Loy, Jessica. Weird & Wild Animal Facts. Print.