Synopses & Reviews
Dawn Cusick enjoys making science education fun for both kids and adults. In addition to writing children's animal behavior books, she is a college biology instructor. She is the author of ANIMAL TONGUES and BUG BUTTS, also published by EarlyLight Books. Joanne O'Sullivan is the author of 101 PLACES YOU GOTTA SEE BEFORE YOU'RE 12!, 101 THINGS YOU GOTTA DO BEFORE YOU'RE 12, and 101 WAYS YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE PLANET BEFORE YOU'RE 12, as well as many titles for adults including, BOOK OF WACKY LAW STUFF and BOOK OF SUPERSTITIOUS STUFF. She and her children spend many happy hours exploring the wonders of the natural world.
Synopsis
Young children love the responses they get when they stick out their tongues at parents, teachers, schoolmates, and siblings. Now, prepare for giggles and smirks, ooohs and ahhhhs, and uncontrollable laughter as kids see dozens of colorful animals sticking out their tongues Discover lion tongues, whale tongues, snake tongues, chameleon tongues, parrot tongues, dog tongues, crocodile tongues, bear tongues, and many more. For very young children, this book is ideal for playing search-and-point games during reading time. For older children, this is a great book for cultivating an early interest in animal diversity.
About the Author
Tongues in all shapes, sizes and textures!
This bright, colorful book explores the wild and wonderful variety of tongues in the worlds animals. Discover long tongues, sticky tongues, trick tongues, tube tongues, black tongues, blue tongues, red tongues, fork tongues, spike tongues, brush tongues, straw tongues, smelling tongues, curly tongues, cooling tongues, heating tongues, cleaning tongues, talking tongues, glow-in-the-dark tongues, and so many more.
Snakes and some lizards use their long, flickering tongues to smell predators and prey, while chameleons use the sticky tip of their long, stretchy tongues to catch bugs for dinner. Crocodiles use special glands on their tongues to remove salt from their bodies, while newborn whales and dolphins use small bumps on their tongues to hang on to mom while she swims.
This book also includes fun, easy experiments that illustrate the way animal tongues work, and cool tongue facts to gross out family and friends.