What do you do with a tail like this?

Title: What do you do with a tail like this?

Author: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Illustrator: Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

Date of publication: 2003

Publishing Company: Houghton Mifflin Company

Awards: Caldecott Honor Award (2004)

Genre: Non Fiction

Subgenre: Informational

Theme: Animal anatomy & their functions

Primary Characters: different animals

Secondary characters: n/a

Classroom Use: This book would be perfect to read when it pertains to learning about different animals, their anatomy & anatomy functions. Good to use with reading books selection for an animal unit.

Summary: The book, What do you do with a tail like this?, is a very informational book to read to children. The book is based on several different animals. The book even asks for student participation by asking them to guess the animal based on a picture of their noses, ears, tails, eyes, mouths and even their feet. At the end of the book it gives detailed information about each animal in the story.