Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles

Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page highlight the numerous strange and fascinating features and appendages from teeth to toes to tongues of all kinds of animals.

Did you know…
a praying mantis only has one ear?
a squid has three hearts?
a giant African land snail can have up to eighteen thousand teeth?

Toes, Teeth, and Tentacles celebrates the unique traits of the many animals seen in nature. From the two-tongued loris to a scallop’s 200 eyes, readers will find joy in numbers within this reimagined counting book written by two masters of nonfiction. Enjoy learning all kinds of fun facts about the animal world as you look for fingers, fins, teeth, and everything in between!

• * “A visually stellar, engaging book of quirky facts and creatures, this will draw in readers across grade levels and is a first purchase for all libraries.”
  SLJ, starred review
• “It’s their signature collage illustrations that will grab readers’ attention….Another delightful exploration of the natural world from an award-winning duo.”
  Kirkus