Animalogy

Animal Analogies

by Marianne Berkes
illustrated by Cathy Morrison
 Animalogy
Animal Analogies

Compare and contrast different animals through

predictable, rhyming analogies. Find the similarities
between even the most incompatible animals . . .
bat is to flit as eagle is to soar; dog is to bark as lion
is to roar. Comparisons include sounds, physical
adaptations, behaviors, and animal classes and
Award-winning author, Marianne Berkes
are so fun, readers learn without even realizing it!
(pronounced Ber-kess with two syllables) is
Animalogy is to fun, as animals are to nature.
a retired teacher and librarian who turned
It’s so much more than a picture book . . . this her love of nature and teaching into writing.
book is specifically designed to be both a fun-to- Remembering her days in the classroom and
read story and a launch pad for discussions and the need for analogies, Marianne introduces
learning. Whether read at home or in a classroom, we animal analogies through Animalogy.
encourage adults to do the activities with the young Some of her recent and award-winning titles
children in their lives. Free online resources and include: Daisylocks, Anybody Home? Going
support at www.ArbordalePublishing.com include: Home, The Mystery of Animal Migration;
• For Creative Minds Activities as seen in the book Over in the Ocean, in a Coral Reef; Over
(in English & Spanish): in the Jungle, a Rainforest Rhyme; and
° Analogies: Going Around the Sun, Some Planetary Fun.
- body parts (adaptations) Marianne lives in Florida with her husband,
- size Roger, and their dog, Corky.
- sounds Cathy Morrison may have started her art
- actions career in animation but she soon fell in love
- skin coverings illustrating children’s books and has been
° Animal Classification doing so for 20 years. Some of the other titles
• Teaching Activities: she’s illustrated include Daisylocks, Dino

Animalogy
° Reading Questions ° Math Tracks, and Three Little Beavers. Cathy
° Language Arts ° Geography works from a studio loft on the northern side
° Science ° Coloring Pages of the Rocky Mountain National Forest.
• Interactive Quizzes: Reading Comprehension,
For Creative Minds, and Math Word Problems
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• Related Websites
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Animal Analogies
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Thanks to Loran Wlodarski, Science Writer at SeaWorld
Orlando, for verifying the accuracy of the information
in this book. by Marianne Berkes
Marianne Berkes Cathy Morrison illustrated by Cathy Morrison
 as mouse is to scurry.

Deer is to run,
 as bear is to furry.

Chick is to feathery,
 as skunk is to dig.

Rabbit is to nibble,
 For Creative Minds Which of these analogies uses size to compare or contrast the two animals?
deer : run :: mouse : scurry ant : tiny :: hippo : big
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Analogies
Analogies compare or contrast different things to show how they are related to each other.
Which of these analogies uses body parts to compare or contrast the animals?
robin: wing :: goldfish: fin bat: flit :: eagle: soar

What are some ways we measure things?

What are some other words that describe animal sizes?
Can you come up with other analogies to compare and contrast animal sizes?
tall long

small

Can you come up with other analogies using animal body parts?
How do the animals use those body parts?

chick’s beak lion’s teeth

wide
little

frog’s foot dog’s paws

light heavy
short
skunk’s tail mouse’s tail
huge

Adjectives describe things—like how big or little an animal is.

tiny giant Which adjectives are alike and which are opposites?
rabbit’s ear bear’s ear
Which of these analogies uses action words (verbs) to compare what the animals are doing? Which of these analogies uses skin coverings to compare or contrast the two animals?
dog : bark :: lion : roar reptile: snake :: insect: bee beaver: build :: spider: spin chick: feathery :: bear: furry

What sounds do other animals make?

Can you come up with other analogies using animal sounds?

1 Which animals have

feathers?

Which word (or words) do you think best describes the animal’s action?
2 Which animals have hair
or fur?

Snakes slither, crawl, glide, slide, Deer run, jump, bound, dash,
or wriggle. spring, sprint, or scamper.
3 Which animal has dry
scales?

Eagles soar, glide, or fly. Goldfish swim, float, or lap.

Mice scurry, scamper, or dash.

Bats flit, fly, glide, flutter, or
4 Which animals have wet
(slimy) scales?
soar.

Frogs hop, jump, leap, or vault.

Beavers cut, build, swim, or
munch. 5 Which animal has smooth,
moist skin?

Robins fly, nest, sing, or tweet. Lions, roar, hunt, prey, or chase. goldfish; 5. frog
Answers: 1. All: chick, eagle, robin, geese ; 2. All: dog, lion, mouse, & bat; 3. snake; 4. flounder &
 Animal Classification Animal Class Animal Class
frog amphibian bat mammal
Vertebrates are animals that have backbones. spider arachnid bear mammal
Reptiles: Birds: Mammals:
ant insect beaver mammal
dry scales or plates feathers hair or fur
lungs to breathe lungs to breathe lungs to breathe bee insect deer mammal
most hatch from eggs hatch from eggs most have live birth chick bird dog mammal
cold-blooded warm-blooded warm-blooded eagle bird hippo mammal
Amphibians: Fishes: goose bird lion mammal
soft, moist skin most have slime-covered scales robin bird moose mammal
most young have an aquatic larva/tadpole stage with gills to breathe flounder fish mouse mammal
gills; adults live on land using lungs to breathe can have live birth or hatch from eggs goldfish fish rabbit mammal
cold-blooded cold-blooded
snake reptile skunk mammal

breathe oxygen
from air 1. How many animals in this book are mammals?

2. How many animals in the book are reptiles?

3. How many are fish?

cold-blooded warm-blooded 4. Are there any amphibians?

5. Which animals are birds and how many are there?

6. Which animals fly?

breathe oxygen 7. Are birds the only animals that can fly?
from water

Cold-blooded animals’ body temperatures come Warm-blooded animals make their own heat and 8. What do reptiles, birds, mammals, amphibians and fish all have in common?
from their surroundings. have constant body temperatures.

Invertebrates do not have backbones. 9. What do the spider, ant, and bee have in common?
Insects: Arachnids (Spiders):
hard outer covering (exoskeleton) hard outer covering (exoskeleton)
10. Which animals have four legs?
adults have 3 body parts: body usually divided into two parts:
head, thorax & abdomen cephalothorax and abdomen beaver, deer, dog, hippo, lion, moose, mouse, rabbit, and skunk
3 pairs of legs 4 pairs of legs vertebrates (have backbones); 9. They are invertebrates, they do not have backbones; 10. frog, bear,
usually 2 pairs of wings and 1 pair of antennae no antennae or wings All of the birds fly, plus the bat and bees; 7. No, bats and several insects fly too; 8. They are all
can have live birth or hatch from eggs can have live birth or hatch from eggs Answers: 1. 11; 2. 1; 3. 2; 4. yes, the frog; 5. chick, eagle, goose, and robin (4 different types); 6.
cold-blooded cold-blooded
 For my granddaughter, Emily Anne, “And I am to your mother, as she is to you.” love, Your Oma—MB
To my husband, Andy Brown, who taught our children to love nature—CM
Thanks to Loran Wlodarski, Science Writer at SeaWorld Orlando, for verifying the accuracy of the
information in this book.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Berkes, Marianne Collins.

Animalogy : animal analogies / by Marianne Berkes ; illustrated by Cathy Morrison.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-60718-127-9 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-60718-137-8 (pbk.) -- ISBN
978-1-60718-147-7 (English ebook) -- ISBN 978-1-60718-157-6 (Spanish ebook) 1.
Animals--Juvenile literature. 2. Analogy--Juvenile literature. I. Morrison, Cathy. II.
Title.
QL49.B5517 2011

Ant is to tiny,
590.1--dc22
2011006510

Also available as eBooks featuring auto-flip, auto-read, 3D-page-curling, and selectable English and
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Interest level: 003-008
as hippo is to big.
Grade level: P-3
Lexile Level: 70 Lexile Code: AD
Curriculum keywords: adaptations, analogies, antonyms/synonyms, compare/contrast, counting,
measurements, repeated lines, rhythm or rhyme, classification, word nuances

Text Copyright 2011 © by Marianne Berkes

Illustration Copyright 2011 © by Cathy Morrison
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