Food or Friend?

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Did you know that there are berries that are named after a Goose?
Or Crabs named after apples and Pumpkin Spiders running loose? Inside you’ll find some Foodie Friends but be careful what you eat. Whilst all of them have funny names they’re not all a yummy treat! "Provides a fantastic opportunity to explore words and language with young children, at the same time prompting curiosity about why and how our common names for animals and plant species emerge." —The Children’s Book Council of Australia Rebel Challenger is an artist and wildlife carer who lives on a leafy acreage property surrounded by chickens and ducks. As a working art director and graphic designer (and with a science degree from that time she dreamed of being a park ranger) most of Rebel’s artwork is inspired by the animals she cares for, the ones who visit her backyard and animals throughout the world she would love to meet one day.

Highlighting foods and animals that share the same name

Fun use of rhyme and repetition

Great early introduction to wordplay and double meanings

Back of the book has an illustrated list of all the 'foodie friends' who appear in the book, with explanations as to why the animals are likely given their particular names

"Ice Cream Cone Worms: In shallow marine waters around the world, ice cream cone worms spend their time building shells to call home. The tiny shells are made of single grains of sand and other marine matter stuck together to create long tubes that end up looking just like miniature ice cream cones!"

"Tomato Frog: Hop over to Madagascar, east of Africa, to find the endangered tomato frog. These nocturnal amphibians range in
colour from yellow through to red. If a tomato frog feels threatened, it will puff itself up to appear bigger… making it look a lot like a tomato."

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