Review: Paws, Claws, Hands & Feet

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Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet is written by homeschool mother and author Kimberly Hutmacher (Sylvan Dell Publishers; 2009). The story itself would appeal to young preschoolers with it’s rhyming phrases as two children take a dream journey from morning to night, using hands and feet just like squirrels, monkeys, rats, spiders, frogs, penguins, elephants, lions, kangaroos, pandas, and eagles as they travel through the African savannah, Australian outback and the frozen Antarctic.

As with all Sylvan Dell picture books, free online resources and support for the book is available on the Sylvan Dell Publishing website. All information in the book was verified by a Curator of Education at the Lee Richardson Zoo in Kansas. Educational activities related to the book include: a matching activity where children identify an animal based upon their hands or feet, discussion questions and paws, claws, hands and feet adaptations.