Grades
1 - 3
The Ultimate What If You Had… Series Book List
Your students will love exploring this imaginative series that challenges them to consider what life would be like with animal eyes, ears, and more.
Filled with outrageous and hilarious illustrations, the What If You Had... series is the perfect introduction to animal biology lesson plans.
Young readers will love tapping their creativity and imagination to understand what life would be like if one day they looked in the mirror and saw they had an elephant trunk instead of a cute little nose, a jack rabbit’s ears instead of their own, or the eyes of a colossal squid. And with each turn of the page, students will learn why they have what they have and why those parts are just right for them.
Filled with eye-catching detailed illustrations, captivating animal facts, and packed with humor that will engage every kind of reader, the What If You Had...? series will become a fast classroom favorite.
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If you could have any animal's hair, or ears, whose would you choose? Explore the outrageous and ridiculous illustrations and informative text in this collection of titles which introduces children to animal traits.
What if you woke up one morning, and you suddenly had the superpower of an ocean animal? If you could sniff like a great white shark, you'd be able to smell treats from miles away!
WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL HAIR? is a follow-up to the adorable WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL TEETH? Each spread will feature a photographic image of the animal and its hair on the left and an illustration of a child with that animal's hair on the right. As in ANIMAL TEETH, the illustrations will be humorous and will accompany informative text.
From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's eyes that shine in the dark, discover what it would be like if you had these special eyes, and find out why your eyes are just the right ones for you!
From the elephant's tremendous ears to the jack rabbit's mood ears, young readers will discover what it would be like to have these special ears!
If you had a chinchilla's fur, you'd never need to worry about bug spray. If you had a hammerhead shark's scales, you'd be the fastest swimmer on the team! And if you had a honeybee's coat, you'd always bring home the biggest haul on Halloween.
Outrageous and ridiculous illustrations accompany photographs and informative text in this terrific introduction to animal traits.
Beginning readers get to take their pick of animal feet! Will they choose the cheetah’s fast feet or the mountain goat’s nimble climbing hooves? Or maybe a fly’s sticky feet?
This book’s outrageous and ridiculous illustrations will help young readers understand what life would be like with an animal tail.
This imaginative book takes young readers on a fun and informative journey as they explore what it would be like if their own front teeth were replaced by those of a different animal.
If you woke up inside an animal's home, how different would your life be? And why is your home perfect for you? Outrageous illustrations accompany photographs and informative text sure to captivate any curious reader.
If you could have any animal's tongue, whose would you choose? Outrageous and ridiculous illustrations accompany photographs and informative text in this terrific introduction to animal traits.
From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's eyes that shine in the dark, discover what it would be like if you had these special eyes. Then, find out why your eyes are just the right ones for you!
Paperback Book
What If You Had T. Rex Teeth?: And Other Dinosaur Parts (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)
From a Velociraptor's sharp sickle-tipped toes to a T. rex's giant curved teeth, and from the body armor of an Ankylosaurus to the long neck of a Brachiosaurus -- discover what it would be like if you had one of these wild dinosaur parts! Readers will also learn what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur and why they aren't around today.
If you could have any animal's hair or ears, whose would you choose? Outrageous and ridiculous illustrations accompany photographs and informative text in this terrific introduction to animal traits.
