Armadillo TrailILLUSTRATED BY Ages: 7–9 Grades: 2–4 Pages: 32 List Price: 16.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 2/1/2009 ISBN: 1-59078-463-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-463-1 |
It is descended from an animal that evolved 55 million years ago in South America. It looks like a miniature tank, with its stiff armor and short legs. When the Spanish arrived in the New World and saw the strange-looking creature, they called it el armadillo, “the little armored one.” Here is the story of one armadillo in Texas that gives birth to four female pups. When her babies are ready, the mother leads them out of their burrow to explore the world. Soon they learn from their mother how to dig for worms and beetles to eat. The young armadillos keep growing and keep moving, staying alert for dogs and other predators. They wander ever northward on a journey fraught with danger. Reviews"[T]his handsome picture book offers enough narrative to involve children, enough detail to engage them in understanding armadillos, and a refreshing lack of sensationalism and sentimentality about events in the animals' lives." "The clear text easily brings readers into the journey without actual personification. … [A] fascinating example of the phenomenon of migration in animal behavior." "[I]nformative and appealing introduction to armadillos…" |
