Egg: Natures Perfect Package

Yes. It encourages learning life cycles and understanding different animals processes, and how they might compare.

Author: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
Year Published: 2015

Summary

Hatching a plan for survival isn’t always easy in the wild. And how animals lay, protect, and even use each other's eggs as a food source help reveal the life cycle of the natural world. Eggs come in all shapes and sizes. The ostrich’s is the largest, but some are so small, you need a microscope to spot them. Animals hide them and disguise them in smart and surprising ways, too. Some abandon their eggs, while others protect them fiercely and carry them wherever they go. There are as many kinds of eggs as there are animals that depend on them, because in the animal kingdom, the fight for survival begins with the simple, but extraordinary, egg.

Evaluation

Appropriateness: High
Authority: High
Accuracy: High
Liteary Artistry: Medium
Appearance: High

Questions

Does the book foster development of processes?

Yes. It encourages learning life cycles and understanding different animals processes, and how they might compare.

Does the book provide an opportunity for children to ask and answer their own questions?

Yes. It's very factual and provides many opportunities for questions.

Does the book encourage children to think for themselves?

Yes. It provides facts and allows students to build ideas and further thinking from the facts.

Is the science topic addressed in ways that are appropriate to the lesson?

Yes. The lessons built off the book can be revolving around life cycles of animals that lay eggs.

Is the content based on sound scientific principles? Is it accurate?

Yes, it provides accurate pictures and descriptions of different eggs with different layers and microscopic views.

Does the book distinguish between fact and fiction?

It's a factual book.

Are the illustrations clear and accurate?

Yes. They all have labels and include individual descriptions.

Is the book written at the level of your students?

Yes, this would be perfect for anywhere between 2nd and 5th grade.

Is there a multicultural component? Is it free from stereotyping?

There isn't, it's a non-fiction text, but is free from stereotyping.

Is the book free from gender bias?

Yes

Does the book show the close association between science and other disciplines?

Yes. Science and Math concepts like size and scale.

Does the book present a positive attitude toward science and technology?

Yes. It provides exciting pictures and facts about different animals that lay eggs.

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