What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?

What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page was a very basic children's picture book. The words are basic and repetitive, but the pictures are indepth and capturing. The book was published by the Houghton Mifflin Company in 2003 and could be included in the Animal Trivia genre.
Every other page in this book shows a certain part of a few different animals and asks what do you do with a nose, tail, mouth like this. Then the next page after each of these pages shows the rest of each of the animals and explains how they use the parts uniquely. The illustrations in this story make the book what it is. The pictures of all the different animals are intrigueing and will pull kids into the story. The book also teaches kids about different animals and how they use their bodies differently than we do as humans.
The book uses very basic language and is very repetitve. It is made for kindergarten or first graders learning to read. The repetitive nature of the story makes it easier for kids to learn the rythm of reading and begin to match their spoken words with the words on the pages. I enjoyed the book but I was not as enthralled with it as other stories I have read for this age level. I think the animals will hold kids attention and give kids a greater understanding of the world around them.
I would encourage all of my kindergarten students to read this book or even read along with me while they are just beginning to read. I think it would also be an excellent tool to read to the entire class to discuss different types of animals and different types of art.