Best Foot Forward
Exploring Feet, Flippers, and Claws
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Whose foot is this? An intriguing close-up of an animal's foot piques curiousity that's satisfied on the following page with a stunning full-size photo of the animal itself and a brief description of how the foot is used. A tiger stalks its prey on velvet paws. A gecko's ribbed feet enable it to climb walls as smooth as glass. The mole uses its feet for digging. The webbed feet of a duck help it swim. Rabbits and kangaroos have feet adapted for jumping fast and far. Caterpillars, starfish, and octopuses all use their feet to grab hold. The guessing-game format makes learning about natural adaptation fun. Includes an index of all animals illustrated.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In a book first published in Germany in 2007, author/photographer Arndt creates an engrossing guessing game that presents photographs of animal feet against black backgrounds. Readers are challenged to identify each animal ("Whose foot is this?"), with the answer revealed on the following page, along with information about how that animal uses its feet to travel, grip, climb, swim, dig, and more. Four other animal feet appear in smaller images with captions: "This is the back foot of the Australian freshwater crocodile. The webbing helps the crocodile climb up slippery, muddy riverbanks." Arndt rounds out this fun exploration of animal diversity with a final, more familiar-looking foot Arndt's own. Ages 5 8.
