Elephant vs. Rhinoceros

by Isabel Thomas

Overview

If an elephant and a rhinoceros were to meet and fight, which one would win? Read this book to find out!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484640722
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Animal Rivals
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	7.69(w) x 8.69(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Isabel Thomas studied Human Sciences at Oxford University before working in the wonderful world of children's publishing. She has written dozens of books for children and teenagers, and is a trained literacy tutor. Isabel lives in Cambridge, UK, with her husband and three rambunctious sons.

Table of Contents

Meet the animals — Size and strength — Speed — Brain power — Survival skills — Super senses — Deadly weapons — Fighting skills — Who wins? — Picture glossary — Find out more — Index.

Interviews

Colorful engaging photos, leveled text. High interest topic. Unusual angle — not many comparison books like these on the market.

Editorial Reviews

Animal comparisons are explored through imagined battles between two species. Opposing pages compare attributes such as speed, senses, and fighting skills. A few sentences provide key facts on each subject, accompanied by a single photograph highlighting the feature or behavior. A final chart assigns point values to categories with the total determining the likely winner. Information tends toward description rather than statistics. No numbers are provided for speed or size, for example, but in some cases visual or verbal comparisons provide useful context (rhinos can run "as fast as a galloping horse," an emperor scorpion "would reach from your hand to your elbow"). The side-by-side format works well visually, with some especially well-chosen contrasts, such as the scorpion's tail facing the tarantula's fangs, although the facts provided do not always exactly match the page topic (the tarantula's ability to blend in is under "Senses"). Some of the ratings may be debatable, but the focus on contrasting features creates an engaging introduction to each creature. VERDICT Appealing to browsers and fans of Jerry Pallotta's "Who Would Win" series.—Steven Engelfried, Wilsonville Public Library "School Library Journal, Series Made Simple"

From the Publisher

11/01/2017
Gr 3–5—Animal comparisons are explored through imagined battles between two species. Opposing pages compare attributes such as speed, senses, and fighting skills. A few sentences provide key facts on each subject, accompanied by a single photograph highlighting the feature or behavior. A final chart assigns point values to categories with the total determining the likely winner. Information tends toward description rather than statistics. No numbers are provided for speed or size, for example, but in some cases visual or verbal comparisons provide useful context (rhinos can run "as fast as a galloping horse," an emperor scorpion "would reach from your hand to your elbow"). The side-by-side format works well visually, with some especially well-chosen contrasts, such as the scorpion's tail facing the tarantula's fangs, although the facts provided do not always exactly match the page topic (the tarantula's ability to blend in is under "Senses"). Some of the ratings may be debatable, but the focus on contrasting features creates an engaging introduction to each creature. VERDICT Appealing to browsers and fans of Jerry Pallotta's "Who Would Win" series.

School Library Journal