Have You Ever Seen an Octopus with a Broom? compares human and animal tools and reveals surprising facts about how animals clean house, fish for food and even play percussion. Maybe you've never seen an octopus with a broom, but these animals use jets of water like a broom to sweep out leftovers after a meal, and also sweep sand and small stones out of their den to make it bigger. Each informational picture book in the Have You Ever Seen? series uses lighthearted human-animal comparisons to teach primary-level children about animals. Reading Level: Grade K-2
This guide for intermediate to advanced paperfolders uses traditional origami bases as the springboard to incredible results.Written by a science teacher who is also a lifelong origami enthusiast,it features detailed diagrams for creating realistic images of 30 unusual animals,including jellyfish, grasshoppers, manatees, polar bears, and scorpions.