Even an Octopus Needs a Home
Written and illustrated by Irene Kelly
32 pages, ages 6 – 9
Holiday House, 2011
“There’s no place like home,” begins Irene Kelly. It doesn’t
matter whether you’re a person or a penguin, everybody needs a home. From the
highest branches of a tree to the ocean floor, Kelly shows the diversity of
animal abodes.
Chimps build a new sleeping platform every night – but they
aren’t the only ones to sleep in trees. Parakeets construct complex condos,
wasps build paper walls and weaver ants glue leaves together to make a place to
sleep/
Kelly reveals the secrets of apartment dwellers – termites
and corals. She illustrates simple homes: dens beneath tree roots or just
enough space to roost. She talks about floating homes (canvas-backed ducks),
mobile homes (hermit crabs) and bubble homes (underwater spider).
“But all animals, including humans, need homes for the same
reason,” she writes. “To have a safe and snug place to live and raise a
family.”
Looks like a lovely book.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing PiBoTdMo this month? Hope it is going well.
Thanks for dropping by, Roberta. And yes, am doing PiBoIdMo (jotting down a Picture Book Idea every day for this month).
DeleteThis looks like a great book! I like that octopus on the cover. I'll have to look for this one.
ReplyDeleteRhythm - can you outrun octopuses?
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