Thump Goes the Rabbit: How Animals Communicate by Fran Hodgkins, Taia Morley
Published by HarperCollins on January 7, 2020
ISBN: 0062491016
Pages: 40
Genres: Non-Fiction
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
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Level 1 Science, Let’s Read and Find Out

This simple non-fiction picture book explains simple communication used by a variety of animals.  The illustrations are cute, very child friendly, the text informative.  I was pleasantly impressed that the facts in this series are checked for accuracy by experts in the relevant field; in the case of this book, Dr. Fred Wasserman, Associate Professor of Biology at Boston University.

I especially liked the end of the book, with instructions to children on how to make observations just like a scientist.  Very simple, but wonderfully engaging, and very doable for children.

The author, from Rockport Maine, has written a very lovely, simple, beginning science book.  I would recommend this book to libraries looking to expand their collection of beginner science books.

I would rate this book a 4.

Reviewed By Irene Hall, Witherle Memorial Public Library, Castine