Who Lives in an Alligator Hole? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

Who Lives in an Alligator Hole? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)My husband and I vacationed quite a bit in the everglades but we didn't know about alligator holes. So when I ordered this book I had no idea even what an alligator hole was. I learned a lot from this book. Alligators find places where water leaks up thru the limestone and they wallow out a puddle for themselves to stay wet and cool. Then other creatures come to the water and seeds are dropped and soon there is an entire environment in the alligator hole. Fascinating. My son and I love the "Let's read and find out" books but this one was especially interesting and informative.Hopefully one of these days we'll go back to the everglades with our son and we'll get to see an actual alligator hole, and we'll understand what we are seeing at last.

Such great informational text!! Great for teaching kindergarten students about our keystone species!

Excellent book! My two kids (6 year old twins), my husband and myself loved learning about the alligator holes. Very interesting, very educational, loved the pictures and everything about it. A Must buy!!!

My 5 year old loves alligators and loves this book.

During reptile week at home, we read this book to learn why alligators are so important to the animal kingdom. This book taught us exactly what I was hoping it would.

Who Lives in an Alligator Hole? takes on the American alligator (with some references to other crocodilians including the Chinese alligator). Going into detail about how alligators live and how they are what's known as a keystone species (a species that has a large impact on its ecosystem). Author Anne Rockwell also explores how American alligators have been brought back from the edge of extinction. While never suggesting that alligators are cute and cuddly or great pets, Anne Rockwell expertly explores how they are still vital to our environment.Illustrator Lizzy Rockwell does an impressive job with depicting this incredible creatures as well as those that live around them. Lizzy Rockwell does not show these complex creatures as overly monstrous--though she makes them fearsome--nor overly cutesy--though she does make her illustrations approachable. Lizzy Rockwell perfectly draws all animals realistically, but still in a style appropriate for a picture book.For young readers interested in alligators or even just animals in general, Who Lives in an Alligator Hole? is an excellent read.

Perfect supplement to our homeschool unit study on crocodilian.

Yet another excellent title from the let's read and find out science series. My 5 yr. old really enjoys it, and is gaining valuable knowledge about this fascinating species.