Steve Jenkins Robin Page
How to Swallow a Pig: Step-By-Step Advice from the Animal Kingdom
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Life Science
- Environment & Ecology
- Engineering & Technology
- Story / Adventure
- Maker / Problem-Solving
How to Swallow a Pig rewrites animal behavior as absurd step-by-step advice for fishing like a whale, building like a beaver, spinning like a spider, or sewing like a tailorbird. The joke works only when the sequence accurately reveals how each animal solves a survival problem.
The science inside
- Animals & Zoology
- Engineering & Design
- Ecosystems
Your child will meet:
- Animals use specialized structures and ordered behaviors to obtain food, make shelter, attract mates, or avoid danger.
- A beaver dam, spider web, or tailorbird nest is a constructed solution shaped by materials and environmental constraints.
- Similar survival needs can lead unrelated animals to very different behavioral solutions.
Use it this way
Parent effort: No prep
"A highly enjoyable mix of science and humor." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
Escape into the animal kingdom in this visually stunning and clever nonfiction book about animal behavior by Caldecott Honor-winning duo Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, now available in paperback.
In the latest eye-catching dive into the kingdom of Animalia, Steve Jenkins and Robin Page reveal the skills animals use to survive in the wild in an imaginative and humorous how-to format.
With step-by-step instructions, readers learn about specific behaviors; how to catch thousands of fish like a humpback whale or how to sew up a nest like a tailorbird. This fascinating and fun illustrated nonfiction melds science, art, biology, and the environment together in a detailed and well-researched book about animals who live and survive in our world today.
Ever wondered how animals do the amazing things they do?
A Funny Kids Book: Find out what happens when you try to battle a sheep, woo a ewe, and even swallow a pig (don't worry, it takes practice!). STEM for Kids: Explore biology and engineering by learning how a beaver builds a dam, a spider spins a web, and a tailorbird sews its nest with its own beak. Step-by-Step Guides: Easy-to-follow, numbered instructions and hilarious illustrations make complex animal behaviors simple and fun to understand. Caldecott Honor-Winning Art: Dive into stunning, detailed paper-collage illustrations that bring the entire animal kingdom to life on the page.
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