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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grade 4
K-Gr 3—Woodpecker finches, chimpanzees, otters, deer, and octopuses are just some of the animals whose use of tools is explored in this attractive, informational picture book. Rhyming couplets paired with explanatory paragraphs in succinct, descriptive prose explain how various species use objects to accomplish specific goals. A helpful introduction explains what a tool is, defining it fairly broadly ("Many scientists who study animal tool use define a tool as an object that an animal uses to accomplish a goa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
"Now and then you'll see a few / animals who use tools, too." Alternating between arrhythmic rhymes about animals using tools and m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More