Actual Size!

We have been doing a Steve Jenkins author study while we are doing our animal inquiry.  Steve Jenkins is such a great author and illustrator (and often works with Robin Page on his books), and we have really enjoyed his books.

These are just a few of our favorites:

By studying his books, Steve Jenkins has taught us to to think in different ways about animals.
We have even been inspired to measure out the actual sizes of animals!

This is how big the saltwater crocodile is...23 feet!

We were pretty amazed!

This is how long a giant squid would be!

This is how we compare to a giraffe.

If you're interested to learn more about Steve Jenkins and his artwork, click on the video below!