The Truth About Crocodiles
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Did you know that crocs often keep rocks in their stomachs in order to stay underwater longer?
Did you know that baby crocs make sounds similar to kittens when they hatch?
Did you know that crocs have a lot of teeth, but don’t actually chew their food?
Discover these facts and more in this new addition to the popular series that combines raucous amounts of humor with a surprising amount of information on beloved animal friends.
Crocodile facts. Suggestions for further reading. Full-color illustrations were created using pen and ink with digital coloring.
ISBN: 9781250198440
JLG Release: Aug 2019
Sensitive Areas:
None
Topics:
Crocodiles
, Reptiles
, Animal behavior and characteristics
, Humor
Awards & Honors
2020 Green Earth Book Award for Picture Books
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Kirkus Reviews, The Horn Book Magazine
Horn Book
The spotlight is on crocodiles in this lively addition to Eaton’s series (previ-ous titles presented “seriously funny facts” about hippos, bears, dolphins, and elephants). Straightforward informational prose provides a crash course on croco-dile types, diet, reproduction, habitat, and more. The cartoonlike pen-and-ink illustrations tell a sto The spotlight is on crocodiles in this lively addition to Eaton’s series (previ-ous titles presented “seriously funny facts” about hippos, bears, dolphins, and elephants). Straightforward informational prose provides a crash course on croco-dile types, diet, reproduction, habitat, and more. The cartoonlike pen-and-ink illustrations tell a story of their own, with thick black outlines and bold colors. Crocs and other creatures—including a party hat–wearing kid—are shown with speech bubbles in silly fictionalized scenarios, often cracking jokes as they react to the factual content and plan a birthday party for the kid and the baby crocs who hatch in the story. At the same time, labels and panels (often resembling wooden park signage) are featured on the visually dense pages, revealing additional facts with relatable, child-friendly explanations. “A baby croc often weighs as little as a stick of butter.” A spread of “croc country no-nos” includes safety tips; the scare factor is kept to a minimum through the use of humor and thoughtful descrip-tions. (Although humans are listed on the croc diet diagram, the only prey fiercely hunted and devoured by a croc in this book is a birthday-party piñata.) This wacky, fact-packed title can serve multiple purposes: educational, entertaining, and everything in between.
Book Details
ISBN
9781250198440
First Release
August 2019
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
597.98/2
Trim Size
8" x 10"
Page Count
32
Accelerated Reader
Level 3.1; Points: 0.5;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 2.6; Points: 3;
Lexile
Level 480L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Roaring Brook
Potentially Sensitive Areas
None
Topics
Crocodiles, Reptiles, Animal behavior and characteristics, Humor,
