TITLE: The Animals Who Changed Their Colors
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Pascale Allamand , English
version by Elizabeth Watson Taylor
PUBLISHER: William Morrow& Co PUBLICATION DATE: 1979
GENRE: Fiction Picture Book READING
LEVEL: Eight Year Old
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A polar bear, whale, tortoise, and crocodiles
want to have the same beautiful colors as the parrot. Each of these animals discover that it made no
sense to change their colors.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: While working in groups of
four to six, students will write the physical traits of an assigned animal,
that help to protect it in its environment and what may happen without these
traits. For language arts, students will
follow up with a creative writing about
their own individuality.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Kimberly
Hansen, Valdosta State University ECSE)
LABELS: ( animals, science, writing, environment )
