Christmas Book Review - Grasshopper Mice, Laughing Kookaburras, Jawfish & More! - Give for Christmas to the Children You Love

  

Today I am happy to share with you the final book in the Life on the Goldilocks Planet book series - Grasshopper Mice, Laughing Kookaburras, Jawfish & More! This book - and all the others - are excellent ideas for Christmas gifts this year! As you have been able to see from my posts, each book has very interesting animals and activities - giving you the opportunity match the book with the child for a gift they will truly enjoy - especially when you combine a book with the supplies needed for all the science projects, crafts, recipes, and games which fill the books. This gift will bring joy to your family as you all learn, explore, experiment, create, and have fun together! If you have children ages four to fourteen you love who who enjoy science projects, craft projects, enjoy cooking activities, games, and learning about amazing animals, then, yes, these books are the right gifts for them!

In Grasshopper Mice, Laughing Kookaburras, Jawfish & More!  - you will find the following animals - Grasshopper Mice, Glasswing Butterflies, Bee Hummingbirds, Servals, Laughing Kookaburras, Spectacled Bears, Cuban Painted Snails, Hooded Seals, Marbled Polecats, Keas, Jawfish, and Green Basilisk Lizards - which of these have you never heard of before?

So, what projects will the children you love be able to enjoy with Grasshopper Mice, Laughing Kookaburras, Jawfish & More!, well, check out this list . . . 

• Elephant toothpaste
• Fearless rocks
• Strength experiment
• Movement experiment
• Jumping game
• Homemade soft pretzels
• Fun with pineapples
• Colorful spiral coasters
• Make your own ice cream
• DIY perfume
• DIY puzzle
• Powerful rocks
• Walk on water

Did you know - 

• Since Grasshopper Mice are immune to the venom of scorpions, snakes, and spiders, these creatures do not try to hunt for ferocious, scary, mighty Grasshopper Mice!
•  A Glasswing Butterfly may look fragile with their glass-like wings and tiny size, but they are powerful – they are able to carry up to forty times their weight!
• A Bee Hummingbird’s wings beat 80 times a second when they are flying – unless they are a male who wants to impress a female, then they beat up to 200 times a second! Yes! Two hundred beats a second!
• Not a shy bird, Laughing Kookaburras even take food from snakes – and they are not afraid to eat venomous snakes.
• Cuban Painted Snails are able to go dormant during droughts by making a mucus with which they cover their openings to protect them from drying out.
•  Spectacled Bears are very “vocal” – they make shrieks, coos, and humming sounds. 
• Keas are parrots and they are unique as a parrot in how they are the only parrot which lives in snow on mountains.

In Grasshopper Mice, Laughing Kookaburras, Jawfish & More! the children you love will be able to learn so many fun, surprising, and interesting things about animals, participate in activities they will never forget, and you will have the opportunity to engage them in important conversations about how these incredible animals help them know God is real! What could be a better gift! 

When you combine Grasshopper Mice, Laughing Kookaburras, Jawfish & More! and a box of supplies for all the fun, you will find you have a fantastic Christmas gift for the children you love this year. If you live close, you might arrange to get together for the activities and if you live far, connect on-line to engage with them as they enjoy the science projects, art projects, cooking activities, and games - be sure to keep a camera handy or ask their parents to please take photos for you. And be ready for important conversations which will help you hand down confident faith - what could possibly be a better gift?

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