Termites on a Stick
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1595721835 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Michele Coxon is a renowned illustrator, animal artist and sculptor. She has lived in Ireland, Wales, and now lives in England with eight cats, one dog and a crow. Her books have sold over a million copies worldwide.
The one shortfall occurs in the final invitation to help save these animals that names two organizations but gives no contact information.—Margaret Bush, Simmons College, BostonCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. His satisfying accomplishment is followed by bedtime in his mother's arms atop a tall tree. A list of facts is followed by useful drawings of a chimp hand and foot with an explanation of how they compare to those of humans and a labeled cutaway of a termite nest. All rights reserved. Carefully crafted, this picture-book introduction to tool-using chimps could work as a read-aloud story or as independent reading for young animal fans. Simple text and realistic paintings follow Little Chimp and his mother through a day in which the youngster emulates his mother's use of a handy tool. Coxton supp
Thoughtful picturebook, wondrously enhanced by vivid color artwork Termites on a Stick: A Chimp Learns to Use a Tool is a children's picturebook about a young chimp who learns how to use a stick to fish out and eat tasty termites, through watching his mother as well as trial and error. A few pages of scientific facts about chimpanzees round out this thoughtful picturebook, wondrously enhanced by vivid color artwork in a realist
After trial and error, the young chimp savors the sweet taste of success when it licks the delectable snacks off its very own stick. Exquisitely detailed and scientifically-accurate illustrations by author-illustrator, Michele Coxon, extend the information in the print. At the end of the book, she includes facts about chimpanzees, as well as illustrations of chimp anatomy and of the interior of a termite nest.. They learn all the skills they need to survive in the wild. The chimp takes up the challenge to find its own just right stick to use as a tool for hunting these tasty treats. Young chimpanzees play and learn under the watchful eyes of their mothers. During one lesson, a young chimp watches its mother tear off a branch, remove the leaves, put it in a termite hole, and pull it out covered with deliciously juicy termites. The ability to make and use tools is one trait that distinguishes chimps and humans from other primates