Bibliographic Info: Isadora, R. (2006). What A Family!. Illus. Rachel Isadora. New York, New York: Putnam Books.
Annotation: Ollie starts to wonder where exactly he came from and he looks to his Grandpa Max to help him unravel his families past. Grandpa and Ollie look through their family tree and Ollie begins to see just where he gets some of his attributes and even sees what things he didn't inherit.
Genre: Fiction/Family Life
Grade Level: K-3
Readers who will like this book: Children who may wonder about their families past and teachers who are beginning a unit in ancestry or family trees in general.
Personal response: I come from a very large family, so this book was fun to think of all of my relatives and what we have (or don't!) in common. I love the colors used in the book and how she talks about certain inheritable traits. I rate this book a 4 because it is fun and can peak a child's interest in their personal pasts.
A question you would ask before reading: Do you ever wonder where you get your blond hair...freckles...?
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