I (Don't) Like Snakes
By Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Luciano Lozano
By Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Luciano Lozano
Part of Read and Wonder
Category: Children's Nonfiction
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$8.99
Sep 18, 2018 | ISBN 9781536203233 | 5-9 years
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Praise
From funny ("The snake wriggles out of its skin the way you pull your foot out of a sock, leaving the old skin inside out!") to shiver-inducing ("They have fangs that are hollow, like a doctor’s needle, which inject venom. They strike like lightning"), the facts are captivating. Mixed-media drawings feature energetically scruffy lines and vibrant colors, and multiple scenes appear per page, showing the family at home and snakes in the wild. One close-up drawing of multicolored snake heads, emphasizing their varying lidless eyes, is downright beautiful…The protagonist isn’t the only one who will find snakes spellbinding by the end.
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Lozano expertly shifts between scribbly cartoons of the family and more naturalistic drawings of snakes and their anatomy, accompanied by information-packed captions from Davies…The book’s blend of playfulness and scientific detail make it a winner.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
While many readers won’t be as easily converted as the book’s narrator, this title may spur them on to learn more.
—School Library Journal
Davies perfectly balances the gross, cool, and scary to help readers appreciate this much-maligned reptile. Lozano’s illustrations extend this tone, adding humor and additional narrative to portrayals of the family as well as careful detailing of snake species in the more informative sections.
—The Horn Book
Although this might not cure ophidiophobia, its duo design will let it slide easily into a storytime setting or into the hands of older readers looking for more detailed information about snakes.
—Booklist
This book would make a clever mentor text for classroom animal reports, encouraging readers and writers to think deeply about the creative ways to present both narratives and information.
—Literacy Daily
This is a worthwhile addition to the elementary school library, and could be useful to entice the reluctant nonfiction reader to give the genre a try.
—School Library Connection
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