Traits Alive!

Traits Alive! is a non-fiction picture book of creature similes that have been around for ages. A brief description of the distinctive trait of each animal, bird, fish, or reptile featured, and/or relevant information about the simile, accompanies each beautiful illustration. An enjoyable book for parents to read to small children, or for kids ascending out of beginner level to read on their own. Teachers will find Traits Alive! is a handy tool in the language arts classroom whenever figures of speech are the topic of instruction.