It Has Lots of Legs!
From the Set How Many Legs?
The more legs a creepy crawly creature has, the more interested some kids are! For others, these animals are too gross! In this early reading volume, youngsters encounter millipedes, centipedes, and other many-legged animals, familiarizing them with creatures that have way more legs than we do! They are encouraged to practice their counting skills by taking a close look at how many legs each of these animals has! Full-color photographs directly correlate to the simple sentences to aid comprehension. A concluding question asks readers to apply what they've learned.
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.