Elementary Library

Play in the Wild: How Baby Animals Like to Have Fun by Lita Judge (591.5 JUD) A . . . nonfiction picture book . . . about the many ways baby animals engage in play and how play helps them grow Discussion prompts: ●​ What traits does a baby ______ have that is different from their parent? How are they the same? ●​ How does play help baby animals learn to survive? ●​ What do you see? ●​ What questions does this page make you wonder?

Born in the Wild: Baby Mammals and their Parents by Lita Judge (591.3 JUD) Text and illustrations look at the traits all baby mammals share.

Discussion prompts:

●​ What do grizzly bear cubs eat? ●​ Where do baby raccoons sleep? ●​ And how does a baby otter learn to swim? ●​ How is a baby animals needs similar to our own? ●​ How is a baby ______ similar to its parents? ●​ How is a baby ______ different from its parent?

Smitten with Kittens by Florence Minor (E MIN) Celebrate all the things that kittens do as they play, explore, and make mischief

Discussion prompts: ●​ A kitten is a baby cat. What do baby cats need to survive? How do they get those things? ●​ How is a kitten different or similar to a cat?

Joey: A Baby Koala & His Mother by Nic Bishop (599.2 BIS) Follows a baby koala's interaction with his mother.

Discussion prompts: ●​ What do joeys eat? Is it the same or different than its mother? Why? ●​ How does his mother help the joey survive? ●​ How are they the same or different?

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? By Eric Carle (E CAR) Presents the names of animal babies, parents, and groups, for example, a baby kangaroo is a joey, its mother is a flyer, its father is a boomer, and a group of kangaroos is a troop, mob, or herd.

Discussion prompts: ●​ How are the babies similar to their parents in this book.

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