Book # 7
Book Image:
Bibliographic Citation:
Just One Bite.
By Lola Schaefer. Illus. by Geoff Waring.
2010. 40p. Chronicle, $17.99 (9780811864732)
Age Group:
Pre
S- Gr2
Genre:
Nonfiction
Awards:
- A National Science Teacher’s Association/Children’s Book Council 2011 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
- New York Times Children's Books 2010: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
Topics/Issues:
What
animals eat; animal habitats
ELS promoted:
Pring motivation, print awareness
Format:
Hardcover
Author/Illustrator sites:
Categorization Tags:
QL756.5.S33.2010/591.5
Annotation:
The
life size story of eleven animals of increasing size and what they eat.
Reactions/Observations:
From the tiny worm to the sperm whale, each page depicts
different animals of increasing size in the middle of eating a single bite of
food. Schaefer and Waring offer a great narrative and brilliant
collection of live size illustrations to share facts about a variety of animals
from different ecosystems. The closing page provides further details about the
eating habits of each of the animals introduced.
I especially enjoyed the way the information was
“nested”, putting the smaller bit within a larger piece of information. Just
One Bite is a great early nonfiction book. It has all the characteristics
that attract the attention of young readers. It has bold and colorful
illustrations with age appropriate language. The amount of food is to scale
which allows the child to visually see how much a single bite is. The
best example of this is for the worm and the butterfly. Although their
bites are miniscule, their bite is pointed out with an arrow to further
emphasize their size. The concluding sentence and the last page
describing the eating habits of each of the animals are the parts that flag it
as a nonfiction book. Each provides factual information. The initial
narrative could easily be categorized a picture book. 
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