Gobble It Up! A Fun Song About Eating!

Gobble It Up! A Fun Song About Eating!

Product Description If you were a wild raccoon, Youd hunt at night by the light of the moon. Youd catch some crawdads where they crawl, And gobble them up -- shells and all! From a hungry crocodiles attempt at a meal of wild ducklings, to a shark cruising for schools of fish, to a whale wrestling a wild giant squid; to a panda eating rare bamboo...... While some animals become food -- and some get away, readers will delight in seeing what and how different animals eat. Thats the way we all survive We have to eat to stay alive. We eat the food we have, and then -- We have to hunt for food again! From School Library Journal Grade 13Arnosky takes his nature storytelling one step further, adding music to the mix. This book takes a direct look at different animals and what they eat. It works well as a picture book, telling readers that if they were wild raccoons, or crocodiles, or great white sharks, they would gobble up crawdads, or ducklings, or fishes. The catchy song sung by the author on the accompanying CD adds the element of fun thats advertised. In recognizable, true-to-life acrylic illustrations that fill the spreads, the raccoon ambles into the forest, and a large crocodile opens its huge jaws to swallow up hapless little ducklings. The message, of course, is that this is what we must all do to survive. We eat the food we have, and thenwe have to hunt for food again! With or without the music, this book will be sure to join Arnoskys others as favorites with youngsters eager to read about animals and with the storytime crowd as well. Jane Marino, Bronxville Public Library, NY Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist Survival in the wild-animal kingdom includes hunting, and this simple rhyming picture book shows the thrilling role of predators in the natural cycle. Young preschoolers will enjoy the standoff between animals pictured in the big, clear acrylic-on-watercolor paintings, whether it is the wild raccoon catching crawdads in the moonlight or the crocodile, with his open mouth and sharp teeth about to close on the cute little yellow ducklings (some do escape). Kids will join in the simple refrain: Yes, you would. / Youd gobble them up and theyd taste good. There are connections with playground situations: If a great whale you could be . . . Youd pick a fight with the biggest kid. And then there is the exceptionthe huge vegetarian panda that feeds all day on rare bamboo. With a CD included, this is sure to be a winner for its action and facts about the everyday hunt for survival. Pair this withHow Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Preschool. --Hazel Rochman About the Author Jim Arnosky is the author and illustrator of over one hundred books about wildlife and nature for young readers. He has received numerous Honours for his work, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in science illustration. He lives with his wife in northern Vermont.