Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
A fascinating look at the Wolfsnail, also known as the cannibal snail because it eats other snails and slugs. The story is interesting and the big, bright photographs show the snail up close and in detail. Facts about the Wolfsnail are included, with some information about how the snail was introduced into Hawaii and other Asia-Pacific and Caribbean islands in a failed attempt to control other leaf-eating snails. We really enjoyed this story and we've read this one a couple of times. Sarah C. Campbell, Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator (Boyds Mills Press, 2008)A book that manages to be just-the-facts-ma'am in tone and yet still somewhat anthropomorphic, Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator proved to be a little too advanced for the bean (currently at seventeen months), but not too far out. The page-sized photographs are lovely, if nothing special, and the text should be perfect for kids who love watching nature docos on the National Geographic channel; this is the same, just on a mirco scale. ***
What do You think about Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator (2008)?
2009 Caldecott Winner. Great photographs and information.
—babs
Good info for young learners. Interesting info.
—Unknown
