Lizards for Lunch: A Roadrunner's Tale

Book Review:

This colorful and animated informational book by Conrad Storad uses humor and a rhyming roadrunner poem to teach about this intriguing and speedy desert bird. The whimsical watercolor and pen and ink illustrations of Beth Neely and Don Rantz will entertain the readers as they learn about what roadrunners eat, what they look like, their habits, and their habitat. The author also includes two pages at the end of the book packed with more detailed information for the roadrunner researcher. There are numerous curricular connections to science topics such as animal behavior, Southwest desert animals, and birds. Lizards for Lunch could also be a light-hearted addition to studies of poetry and art.

There is an interview with Conrad Storad on this Web site.

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