Fall 2024

It Has Four Legs!

From the Set How Many Legs?

Some of our favorite animals have four legs! From dogs and cats to horses and frogs, these quadruped animals are fundamentally different from us, but often anthropomorphized by young children and in movies, making them seem friendly and fun! In this simple, colorful volume, a full-color photograph highlights how many legs each animal has, inviting the newest readers to count them. Easy-to-read, complete sentences aid reading fluency for new readers. A concluding question asks readers to apply what they've learned.

Format List Price Your Price Qty
$24.27 $18.20
Interest Level Preschool - Grade 1
Reading Level Kindergarten
Dewey Number 591.47
Lexile
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level B
Language English
Publisher Gareth Stevens
Format Reinforced book
ISBN 9781538294819
Copyright 2025
Number of Pages 24
Dimensions 7 x 7
Graphics Full-color photographs

SLJ Review of How Many Legs?

Critters both cute and creepy fill the pages of these nonfiction books, ideal for animal-loving emerging readers. The ticks and spiders in It Has Eight Legs are far different from the horse and alligator in It Has Four Legs, but with beautiful close-up photographs readers will see that though animals may look very different, they still have much in common. The gorilla and robin in It Has Two Legs are joined by none other than a person—a great reminder that we’re part of this wild kingdom, too. Repetition and picture clues help striving readers decipher the uncommon words, like “crayfish” and “millipede” in It Has Lots of Legs. Each book wraps with a section asking readers “Which animal has [the book’s number of] legs?” followed by a photo set of four different animals, allowing readers to practice the counting concept introduced in the text. VERDICT Not a necessary purchase, but these titles have value in classroom libraries.

Author: Frances Nagle