"Sisters and Brothers" is an informational book about sibling relationships and family dynamics in the animal world. It's full of unique and interesting facts such as nine-banded armadillos are always born as identical quadruplets. The artwork is a mix of collage, ink, and various other mediums that add to the overall interest of the book. This would be a great book for a "wonder wall" or "did you know" sort of display and I think students would enjoy it K-5.

This is an information children's book about relationships among animals. The book talks about a lot of different animals, such as elephants, grizzly bears, cheetahs, armadillos, and many more. The main idea in each section is the family dynamics of each animal. For example, "a typical elephant herd includes twelve to fifteen family members led by an older female." I enjoyed this book because it gives so many details about the relationships among animals. I also like that the last two pages of the book is an "animal fact" sheet to summarize the book. This is a nice summary of the book and would be useful for young readers. I would find this book useful for upper elementary grades and could incorporate it into a research project about animals. ( )

This book shows the similarities and differences between human sibling and animal siblings. This informational text describes how different types of animals behave with their siblings and parents. I would recommend this book to students in elementary school who interact with their siblings daily and those who want to learn more about animals and animal behavior. This book describes how different types of animals are born, how long they typically stay with their mothers after birth, the typical size of animals, and what these animals eat to stay alive. ( )

An informational text using Steve Jenkin's ingenious collage work to complement the factual information. "Playing together, working together, arguing, fighting — sometimes animal brothers and sisters act a lot like human siblings. Other creatures have more unusual relationships. They may be identical quadruplets, or have only sisters. Some have hundreds, thousands, or even millions of brothers and sisters. There are animal brothers that fight to the death, and others that are companions for life. In this book you can read about some of the ways animal siblings get along — or not." - Steve Jenkins

Teaching Connections: informational research projects, nonfiction text features

Website Resources: http://www.stevejenkinsbooks.com ( )

How do brothers and sisters act in others species? Find out which animals stay together for life and which ones eat one another as soon as they are born in this text featuring many different animals around the globe. ( )