After Reading
Comprehending the Text
Talk with children about the book. Ask the following questions to check for understanding of the book. Ask: What did you like about this book? Was there anything you didn’t like about this book? What new animals did you learn about that you had never heard of before? Which animal did you like best that was in the book? Why?
Visual Learning
Because this book mostly contains animals that children most likely never heard of, the visual experience will be an important part of their learning. The pictures are of prime importance in helping children to imagine not only what each animal looks like, but also what other animals it might be related to. You can ask children the following questions to see the level of their visual learning.
Ask: Would this book have been interesting without the pictures? If you had only read the words, would you have imagined that the animals looked different from how they really are? What can we learn from the pictures in addition to the shape of the animals’ bodies?
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