An adorable guessing-game introduction to baby animals and their footprints!Who walks in the snow? A penguin chick! Who crawls to the ocean? A sea turtle hatchling! In this adorable introduction to animal tracks and habitats, young readers must guess which baby animals have made which footprints. Thirteen different species appear, including--in a final surprise--our own.
Published simultaneously in hardcover.
A guessing-game introduction to animal tracks . . . and the baby animals who make them!
In this adorable introduction to animal tracks and habitats, a trail of paw, hoof, or flipper-prints wanders across the page, followed by a question: who made these tracks? Thirteen different species are represented, introducing not only their signature tracks, but what their young are called, and a fact about their behavior.
On the final pages, some very familiar footprints are followed up by the question "Who learns to walk on two feet?" A baby, of course!
With its simple question and response pattern, Step by Step is suitable for very young readers who will delight in guessing the answers and turning the page to uncover adorable baby animals.
The hardcover edition includes backmatter with bonus facts about the baby animals pictured-- from caterpillar to human.
For the very youngest readers, a board book edition is also available.
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
"Here is a science book with the 'aw' factor of a playful read-aloud for young children. . . . Incorporating a guessing game, a tracking guide, babies in motion, and introduction to habitats, this spare book is deceptively busy." —
Booklist "Questions set against a background of animals’ footprints invite young audiences to guess which baby animal left their print, followed by the answer page illustrating each youngling . . . A brief but informative introduction to animal behavior for the littlest naturalists and a fun guessing game for preschoolers."—
School Library Journal "The simple, patterned presentation neatly imparts multifaceted information, and a handy, succinct addendum will encourage second and third views. Effortlessly enlightening."—
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