cover for Amazing Armadillos
Amazing Armadillos cover

 

cover illustration for Amazing Armadillos
Cover art

Are armadillos really amazing? The truth comes out.

Well, consider this:

  • Can you jump three times your body height, straight up into the air?
  • Can you roll into a ball to protect yourself from a mean dog?
  • Can you walk under water on the bottom of a stream while holding your breath for ten minutes?
  • Can you dig a hole in the ground fast enough to escape from a wild cat?
  • Can you eat fire ants with your tongue?
  • Can you smell worms under the ground, find them, and would you eat them?

If you could do these things, you would be amazing too, just like an armadillo. If you want to know more, especially if you are just learning how to read, Amazing Armadillos by Jennifer Mckerly and illustrated by Paul Mirocha,  from Random House, is a book for you.

Illustrated page from "Amazing Armadillos"

Illustrated page from "Amazing Armadillos" The Armadillo digs in to escape the wildcat.
The Armadillo digs in to escape the wildcat.
Illustrated page from "Amazing Armadillos." New dangers come to the armadillo.
New dangers come to the armadillo.
Illustrated page from "Amazing Armadillos". A broom and a bad dog.
Oh no! A broom and a bad dog.
Illustrated page from "Amazing Armadillos". The armadillo hides in a prickly bush
The armadillo hides in a prickly bush
Illustrated page from "Amazing Armadillos". Now there are babies, as usual, four of them.
Now there are babies, as usual, four of them.
Illustrated page from "Amazing Armadillos". Baby armadillos go out.
The end.

One Comment

  • Wow! how interesting! I didn’t know armadillos were so cool!
    I must read more about these creatures, this is a very interesting story. The story touched my heart, the armadillo has been through so much, and she has 4 babies to care for now, she can’t only worry about herself. This story has inspired me to start an armadillo protection agency. Thank you.

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