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Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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A children’s author “use[s] traits and developmental milestones of 11 species . . . to take full measure of animal lives . . . As intriguing as it is gorgeous” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
In one lifetime, a caribou will shed ten sets of antlers, a woodpecker will drill thirty roosting holes, a giraffe will wear 200 spots, a seahorse will birth 1,000 babies.
Count each one and many more while learning about the wondrous things that can happen in just one lifetime. This extraordinary book collects animal information not available anywhere else—and shows all thirty roosting holes, all 200 spots, and, yes, all 1,000 baby seahorses in eye-catching illustrations. A book about picturing numbers and considering the endlessly fascinating lives all around us, Lifetime is sure to delight young nature lovers.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
“A delightful read for the little future park ranger or mathematician in your life.” —Buzzfeed
“A fascinating addition to the curious reader’s library.” —Daily Parent
“Beautiful book.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Concepts of counting and quantity are cleverly examined.” —The Horn BookMagazine
“Whether you teach with it or curl up with it, you'll be wondering and learning all at once.” —DesignMom
“An engaging teaching tool on so many levels.” —Cool Mom Picks
“Useful for integrating literature into math instruction.” —School Library Journal
“Fills a clever niche for both animal science and mathematics.” —Booklist
“Readers (or listeners) will enjoy counting the joeys, seahorses, alligator eggs or spots on the giraffe.” —Kirkus Reviews
In one lifetime, a caribou will shed ten sets of antlers, a woodpecker will drill thirty roosting holes, a giraffe will wear 200 spots, a seahorse will birth 1,000 babies.
Count each one and many more while learning about the wondrous things that can happen in just one lifetime. This extraordinary book collects animal information not available anywhere else—and shows all thirty roosting holes, all 200 spots, and, yes, all 1,000 baby seahorses in eye-catching illustrations. A book about picturing numbers and considering the endlessly fascinating lives all around us, Lifetime is sure to delight young nature lovers.
A Junior Library Guild Selection
“A delightful read for the little future park ranger or mathematician in your life.” —Buzzfeed
“A fascinating addition to the curious reader’s library.” —Daily Parent
“Beautiful book.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Concepts of counting and quantity are cleverly examined.” —The Horn BookMagazine
“Whether you teach with it or curl up with it, you'll be wondering and learning all at once.” —DesignMom
“An engaging teaching tool on so many levels.” —Cool Mom Picks
“Useful for integrating literature into math instruction.” —School Library Journal
“Fills a clever niche for both animal science and mathematics.” —Booklist
“Readers (or listeners) will enjoy counting the joeys, seahorses, alligator eggs or spots on the giraffe.” —Kirkus Reviews
Author
Lola M. Schaefer
Lola M. Schaefer is an educator, writer, and gardener, and the author of many acclaimed books for children about math, art, science, technology, animals, and nature. She uses shovels, hoes, rakes, and scissors when she works in her garden. Lola M. Schaefer grew up in Indiana, and now lives in northern Georgia.
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Reviews for Lifetime
Rating: 4.090908987878787 out of 5 stars
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33 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Excellent nonfiction book that deals with time and numbers and animals, and oh, hey! cool art, too.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a very interesting way of looking at animals and looking at numbers. And some of the numbers are amazing large and eye opening. I can think of lots of kids who will love this book, and read it over and over again.#Wintergames #teamreadnosereindeer +16
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I thought this book was cute and informational! I believe it was sort of an informational text in regard to the fact about many different types of wildlife. The language was cute and included a few puns! These will definitely interest readers! For example, the page that states, "In one lifetime, the female red kangaroo will birth 50 joeys.. So many hoppy birthdays!" I thought this was adorable. I also liked how the story was told and the pace at which it was told. The writing was informative and engaging and told me some facts that I had prior knowledge of and some that I didn't even think about before! I enjoyed how there was a little bit of math involved throughout the text, and it pretty much made the text what it was. The reason I did not give the text 5 stars is because there is not much of an idea or message that I was able to take away from the book. There is also not much of a plot. If I'm really stretching for a main idea, it could be that all different types of wildlife have different ways of living, and these ways they live are not similar to the way humans live.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A brilliant concept book for learning about the wondrous things that can happen in just one animal's lifetime, visualizing large and small numbers, and the concept of averages.
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