Worms for Breakfast - by Helaine Becker (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Feeding time is one of the most popular events at zoos. It also prompts a smorgasbord of questions: what do different animals eat? How much food do they need to stay healthy? Where do zookeepers get all that chow? And what constitutes a special treat?"--Amazon.com.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Feeding time is one of the most popular events at zoos. It also prompts a smorgasbord of questions: what do different animals eat? How much food do they need to stay healthy? Where do zookeepers get all that chow? And what constitutes a special treat? <p/><i>Worms for Breakfast</i> answers all these questions and more in a cookbook-style primer packed with facts from experts at zoos and aquariums. Covering everything from regular animal nutrition to feeding babies to mimicking how animals hunt and eat in the wild, this book explores the eating habits of carnivores, omnivores, herbivores, and insectivores. Inside, you'll also find real-life recipes from zoos around the world for meals like eucalyptus-leaf pesto, kelp tank goulash, and mealworm mush. Beware! You probably don't want to eat any of it yourself. <p/>Written in a plucky, conversational tone with delightfully wacky illustrations, a glossary, and tips for zoo animal care, this book is bound to appeal to picky readers.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A Junior Library Guild Selection <p/>Fascinating and entertaining...disarmingly fun...a perfect book to read with a class before a trip to a local zoo, aquarium or animal sanctuary.<br>--<i>Canadian Children's Book News</i> <p/>Unique...a great book for students fascinated with nonfiction and those who are reluctant readers. Recommended.<br>--<i>School Library Connection</i> <p/>This book is a ticket to a different sort of zoo tour.<br>--<i>Ithaca Child</i> <p/>Animal lovers and aspiring vets or nutritionists will have plenty to feast on with this fun and informative book.<br>--<i>Quill & Quire</i> <p/>Boake's off-kilter photo-collages suit the mix of silliness and science...should provoke giggles.<br>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>The lively writing style will capture and hold reader attention throughout while the information presentation surprises and delights... Worms for Breakfast would be useful to share with a young person before or after a zoo visit, or to help kids think about the close and constant relationships we share with animals on a daily basis. Highly recommended.<br>--<i>Canadian Review of Materials</i> <p/>Animal lovers, especially the reluctant readers among them, will delight in the browsable approach and the window into zookeeping.<br>--<i>The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books</i> <p/>With fascinating facts and a lively design, this is a surprisingly nourishing treat.<br>--<i>Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW</i> <p/>While the tone is light and Boake's photo-collage illustrations zany, Becker doesn't avoid the tough stuff: though conservation and species protection are important jobs zoos do, animals kept there aren't always happy. Still, this inside look at zoo work is fascinating, and the gross-out appeal of the recipes is undeniable. Kiddos desperate to learn more about the zoo will scarf this down.<br>--<i>Booklist</i> <p/>Great for libraries in need of fun, browsable animal books.<br>--<i>School Library Journal</i> <p/>Written in a conversational, engaging way. It is appealing even for my picky readers.<br>--<i>US National Science Teachers Association</i><br><br>Playful...helps children relate to animals through food and cooking...fun.-- "Green Teacher Magazine"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Helaine Becker</b> is an award-winning writer of children's books with over 60 picture books, nonfiction, and novels to her name, including the best-selling <i>A Porcupine in a Pine Tree</i>. She also writes for children's magazines and television. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. <p/><b>Kathy Boake</b> is an illustrator and fine artist whose work has appeared in magazines including <i>InStyle</i>, <i>Seventeen</i>, <i>Toronto Life</i>, <i>Outside</i>, <i>Chirp</i>, <i>chickaDEE</i>, and <i>OWL</i>. She has been honored by the Art Directors Club of Canada, the Soeicety of Graphic Designers of Canada, and the Western and National Magazine Awards Foundations, and has illustrated several books. She lives in White Rock, British Columbia.<br>
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