Just One Bite by Lola Schaefer, illustrated by Geoff Waring
Explore the world of eleven animals through how much they can eat in one bite. Filled with fascinating facts, this book offers just enough information in the body of the book to entice readers to read the longer versions in the back. Readers will marvel at the tiny amount of food a worm eats, the amazing tongue of the giraffe that eases around thorns, and the tremendous size of a whale’s meal. This is a book that makes science friendly and great fun.
Cleverly written, this book will appeal to a wide range of ages. Thanks to the simple text and large bright illustrations, preschoolers will enjoy the book, and older children will also find plenty of depth to keep their interest in the final pages. Schaefer’s simple text is welcoming and warm, inviting readers to wonder along with her about these creatures and their meals. Waring’s illustrations are large, expansive and charmingly simple. His use of bright colored backgrounds make the illustrations really pop.
With its large size, this book will shout to readers to pick it up and take a look. It is a book that is sure to find its way easily into children’s hands, but it will also be welcome in story times as a great nonfiction pick for reading aloud. Appropriate for ages 3-9.
Reviewed from copy received from Chronicle Books.
- Also reviewed by:
- Booking Mama
- Robyn Hood Black (with author interview)
- A Year of Reading