How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly?

By Jenkins, Steve & Page, Robin

Publishers Summary:
Looks at how different animals, such as a rainbow trout, chimney swift, and slender loris, approach the challenges of catching flies, digging holes, eating clams, and hatching eggs.

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ISBN
978-0-61896-634-9
Publisher
Houghton


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2008

Gr 1-5 In this new take on animal adaptation, readers are asked to guess how six different animals might hatch an egg, use a leaf, eat a clam, or dig a hole. They can then turn the page to see how the creatures, ranging from the well-known grizzly bear to the unusual white tent bat, pull o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Magazine

Reviewed on January 1, 2009

In answer to the title question, the authors present six animals, each of which has its own way of catching flies. All six are succinctly described and pictured on a double-page spread; among the creatures are a net-casting spider, who makes a square web, then pushes it down over a fly walking below; a rainbow trout, who jumps completely out of the water to snare a fly near the surface; and a chimney swift, who catches flies in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

The authors answer the title question--and five more--on full but not crowded double-page spreads. Spreads feature six ani...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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