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. Volume XXI Number 2. . . .September 12, 2014
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Do You Know Komodo Dragons? by Alain M. Bergeron, Michel Quinton and Sampar is part of the �Do You Know?� series of books, all written to introduce beginning readers to a variety of animals. This volume was originally published in French and translated into English by Solange Messier.
I might warn future readers of this volume that the attack facts are graphic, such as a cartoon of a Komodo that �shakes its prey�s intestines to void them of their contents before eating them.� In the accompanying cartoon, a mother Komodo says: �You couldn�t have done that in the garage, dear?� and the child Komodo responds: �Gross.� The head of the dead animal sits on the kitchen table. Do You Know Komodo Dragons? is a colourful, memorable introduction to a little-known animal. It is full of new language introduced in an attractive way. Recommended. Robert Groberman is a grade one teacher at Katzie Elementary School in Surrey, BC.
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Through 64 pages of full-colour cartoons by Sampar, readers are introduced to fascinating, if sometimes grotesque, facts about the Komodo dragon, the world�s largest lizard which can grow to be �over 3 metres (10 feet) in height and weigh 160 kilograms (350 pounds.)�
Young readers are attracted to comic illustrations and �gross out� facts. This writing/illustrating team is expert at the task of introducing early readers to animal facts about appearance, habitat, diet, reproduction, and hunting technique.