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Amanda the Mammal What is a Mammal?

By Linda Ayers

Illustrated by Katy Hudson

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I grew up on a farm and around different types of animals. I have always loved animals and been fascinated by them. I am always looking for ways to incorporate my passions into my lessons. I picked the topic of mammals because I feel like it is so broad. There are so many ways to teach it and I want to find a creative one.

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3rd Grade

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1. What characteristics do mammals have?

2. Give 3 examples of a mammal and the traits that make them a mammal.

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Amanda the main character of the book goes on an adventure learning about what mammals are. She learns several characteristics as well as gets many examples of mammals. This book also has a sing along version to help kids remember the book and facts. At the end of the book she learns that she is a mammal too!

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Amanda is surprised to learn that she is a mammal. It must be true. She learns the characteristics of mammals in this fun song paired with beautiful illustrations. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

About the Author

Katy Hudson won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award Gold in 2014 for her illustrations in the book Animal Teachers. Her debut picture book, Bear and Duck, received strong reviews, including a starred review from Kirkus. Katy is the author of the best-selling picture books Too Many Carrots and A Loud Winter's Nap, which both received numerous positive reviews. Katy lives in London.
Mark Oblinger is an award-winning songwriter, composer, producer, and performer. He cowrote and produced the Grammy-nominated children's jazz symphony JumpinJazz Kids: A Swinging Jungle Tale and has won five Heartland Emmy Awards for his work as a composer/producer for the PBS children's show The Big Green Rabbit and the short films Yesterday's Zoo and The Sea I See. Find out more at http://jumpinjazzkids.com/.

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Amanda the Mammal: What Is a Mammal?|eBook

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Amanda is surprised to learn that she is a mammal. It must be true. She learns the characteristics of mammals in this fun song paired with beautiful illustrations. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

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Marvelous Mammals

By Lydia Carlin

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Marvelous Mammals tells the facts of traits of what a mammal is. It gives different examples and how they come in different shapes and sizes. It has pictures and extra facts about specific mammals. It talks about their diets and the ways they live.

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Marvelous Mammals - Science Vocabulary Readers

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A monkey is a mammal. A pig is one, too. To find out what other animals are mammals, read this marvelous book!

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Mammals include humans and all other animals that are warm-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) with hair. They feed their young with milk and have a more well-developed brain than other types of animals.

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This website allows students to explore further into mammals. They can scroll through a variety of different mammals looking at examples. If they see an animal they want to look into more they can click on it and it will take them to more details. Including things about their habitats, diets, scientific names, and more pictures.

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Amanda is surprised to learn that she is a mammal. It must be true. She learns the characteristics of mammals in this fun song paired with beautiful illustrations. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.

About the Author

Katy Hudson won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Book Award Gold in 2014 for her illustrations in the book Animal Teachers. Her debut picture book, Bear and Duck, received strong reviews, including a starred review from Kirkus. Katy is the author of the best-selling picture books Too Many Carrots and A Loud Winter's Nap, which both received numerous positive reviews. Katy lives in London.
Mark Oblinger is an award-winning songwriter, composer, producer, and performer. He cowrote and produced the Grammy-nominated children's jazz symphony JumpinJazz Kids: A Swinging Jungle Tale and has won five Heartland Emmy Awards for his work as a composer/producer for the PBS children's show The Big Green Rabbit and the short films Yesterday's Zoo and The Sea I See. Find out more at http://jumpinjazzkids.com/.

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Amanda the Mammal: What Is a Mammal?|eBook

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Amanda is surprised to learn that she is a mammal. It must be true. She learns the characteristics of mammals in this fun song paired with beautiful illustrations. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.