My First Day by Steve Jenkins

Title: My First Day

Author:  Steve Jenkins     

Illustrator:  Robin Page     

Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin   

Year: 2013

Awards/Accolades:

School Library Journal Book Review Stars, 

Summary:

Steve Jenkins does it again. Beautiful illustrations depict scenes of baby animals on their first day. Each creature explains what it is able to do (or not) on the first day of its life.

Use in Classroom/Library:

Read aloud - I recommend stating the name of each animal before reading the descriptions on the pages.; use to begin animal research unit;

Curriculum Connections:

Science: animals

Special Features:

Further details about each animal.

This title is in the Knox County Public Library.