Who Am I?: An Animal Guessing Game

"Who Am I?" ask seven animals, including a rabbit, crab, monkey, and flamingo. Viewers are first challenged with a set of five or six clues to each creature's identity, including phrases and accompanying illustrations that describe mainly physical attributes and food sources, plus a few habitats and behaviors ("I have...a long grippy tail, ten nimble toes, eight clever fingers, soft brown fur, and a banana to eat!"). Each statement uses descriptive vocabulary and encourages age-appropriate scientific and mathematical observation: children are encouraged to count, characterize, and identify as they encounter each clue. Turn the page, and an eye-catching cut-paper illustration of the animal in an active pose fills the spread. The use of general terms to label each creature in the main text ("owl"; "crab") ensures a high rate of successful identifications. Detailed information about the actual species portrayed (the "owl" is a great horned owl; the "crab" a ghost crab) is found in the back matter, where field guide-like details about size, food, habitats, and other facts and features are presented in question-and-answer format. danielle j. ford