COPY THAT, COPY CAT!
Inventions Inspired by Animals
Did you know plane wings are shaped like bird wings and bike reflectors work like cat eyes? Learn about biomimicry with funny riddles, clever die-cuts, and lots of flaps to lift! Plus how things work, from snowshoes to sonar. Illustrated by Giulia Orecchia. Published by Barefoot Books.
- A Bookstagang Best Book of the Year
- CYBILS Award Finalist
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- Title: Copy That, Copy Cat!: Inventions Inspired by Animals
- Author: Katrina Tangen
- Illustrator: Giulia Orecchia
- Publisher: Barefoot Books
- Publication Date: 2023
- ISBN: 978-1646869992
- Age: 4-8
- Page Count: 34
- Bonus points: Mention that it was positively reviewed by SLJ!
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Teacher’s Guide
Now you can download the Copy That, Copy Cat! Teacher’s Guide all in one file! Teachers-Guide-CopyThatCopyCatDownload Plus it includes a new Language Arts activity. Animals Go Vroom! by Abi Cushman was one of the inspirations for Copy That, Copy Cat!. “Good Copycat or Bad Copycat?” invites students to compare and contrast the two books and…
Teacher’s Guide, Part 3
Hands on Science! At long last, the last chunk of the Copy That, Copy Cat! Teacher’s Guide is available. With these inquiry-based experiments, kids will discover how planes fly, how snowshoes work, and make their own soda can submarine! You can find the rest of the Teacher’s Guide in Resources.
Teacher’s Guide, Part 2
I have a couple of new resources for educators! Here’s a printable coloring sheet of one of my favorite COPY THAT, COPY CAT! spreads: CopyCat_ColoringSheetDownload And check out my guest post on Patricia Newman’s LitLinks blog. It includes the biomimicry song, two hands-on science activities about lift, and a language arts activity on how to…