Reviews for Gopher Tortoises

The average rating for Gopher Tortoises based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-17 00:00:00 Michael Kierpaul This is a book about, you guessed it, dogs. Seymour Simon tells about the different types of dogs, and what they do. He tells us about puppies, what they eat when they get sight and smell. He also tells s the main different breeds of dogs. He goes over working dogs, and pet dogs. This book is okay. It's in the valley of too much information for younger kids, but it's to easy for older kids to read. These pictures just made me laugh. Not because they're funny or bad, but because several of the dogs just look confused. I don't think I could keep my classes attention long enough for me to read this. The information seems scattered, and the pages aren't laid out creatively. I don't think I would use this in my classroom. I feel like there may be better ways to teach kids about dogs. This definitely feels more of an "I checked this out of the school library because the librarian said I had to check out a nonfiction book too" kind of book. (I would know because I checked out several of these as a kid.) This is just one of those books that sits in libraries, and only gets picked out because of cute pictures of dogs.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-13 00:00:00 Karen Rubino Published in 2009 This is a nonfiction book about dogs, what they eat, they're lifestyles, and other useful tips. I would have this available in my class for students to read. A lot of kids like dogs.