Armadillos

April 15, 2020
Grades 1-3 Packed with nods to social media, LOL jokes, and speech bubbles, the Wild Life LOL! series (6 new titles) give off an unexpectedly hip vibe. One riddle in Armadillos asks What do you call a flying armadillo? A SHELL-icopter! Underneath all the silly bells and whistles, though, lies a foundation of solid?and interesting?facts. These include standard topics like habitat and mating, as well as features on the animal's body, its living and extinct relatives, and its interactions with humans, both positive and negative. The number of photos per spread varies, but they always focus on illustrating the animal and the immediate facts presented. The pages are bright and busy, filled with fun extras and more typical nonfiction features (headers, text, diagrams, graphic organizers, wacky facts, etc.). In fact, most of the text comes from extensive captions and diagrams, rather from the body text. Kids will enjoy learning about and LOLing with the animals in this fun series.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)