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Volume V Number 19 . . . . May 21, 1999
excerpt: Actually, they (chameleons) don't just look grumpy. They are grumpy. So if two chameleons bump into each other, things can get pretty lively. There's lots of puffing and hissing - and sometimes there's a real fight. And that's when chameleons do what they're most famous for - they change color. 
Candlewick Press has published some wonderful non-fiction about animals in its "Read and
Wonder" series. This title, though not part of the "Read and Wonder" series, adds to this body of
attractive, well-illustrated non-fiction for children at the primary level.
Martin Jenkins has written an engaging and witty description of chameleons from a first person perspective. An index allows children to look up such subjects as "Madagascar," "tongue," and "changing color." It is good to see an index in a book geared to younger children. Sue Shields has illustrated this book with wonderfully vibrant and expressive chameleons. Her bold and detailed illustrations work well with the text to produce a fun and informative book about an interesting subject. Highly Recommended. Lesley Beckett Balcom is a public services librarian at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.
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