Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World
by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
(Non-Fiction Primary)

Summary
Sisters and brothers. Sometimes you love and sometimes you want to scream and shout at them! People aren't the only ones though with sibling issues...animals have them too! This uniquely illustrated book lets the reader into the lives of many different animals from armadillos to naked role rats and black widow spiders. Did you know that armadillos are born with in quadruplets that are identical or clones of each other? Can you imagine 3 more of you? Sisters and Brothers is a great book to find out more about animal sibling relationships in addition to learning about animal lives and animal behaviors!

Discussion Questions
1. What set of animals siblings to you most relate to? Why?
2. What was the most surprising thing you learned in Sisters and Brothers? What did you used to think before?

Author's Website
http://www.stevejenkinsbooks.com/

Other Books to Check Out
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest by Steve Jenkins
Looking Down by Steve Jenkins
Slap, Squeak, Scatter: How Animals Communicate by Steve Jenkins
What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? by Steve Jenkins

APA Citation
Jenkins, S. & Page, R. (2008). Sisters and brothers: sibling relationships in the animal world. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.