ReviewAuthor Janet Halfmann and illustrator Laurie Allen Klein combine to bring the ideas of animal coverings and classification to life in an imaginative way. - Homeshchool Book ReviewFur and Feathers is a creative picture book with a hands-on educational approach to the scientific classification of animals. - Midwest Book ReviewThis book would be a great accompanying piece to many of our preschool programs which deal with general external covering classifications (feathers for birds, scales for Herps., fur for mammals). - Environmental Education Association of IllinoisAbout the AuthorLaurie Allen Klein has been a freelance artist for nearly 25 years. Over the last several years, she has worked as the on-staff artist for a marine park, where she does everything from painting life-size sea animal murals to illustrating children's activity books. In addition to Saving Kate's Flowers, They Just Know, Laurie has illustrated The Ghost of Donley Farm, Fur and Feathers, Where Should Turtle Be?, Little Skink's Tail, Solar System Forecast, Meet the Planets, If a Dolphin Were a Fish and Balloon Trees for Arbordale. She was the winner of the Outstanding Pennsylvania Author/Illustrator Award from the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association in 2008 and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Laurie lives in Florida. See more of her artwork at lauriekleinarts.com.Janet Halfmann, Laurie Allen Klein(Illustrator)Paperback:32 pagesISBN-10:1607180863ISBN-13:978-1607180869Product Dimensions:21.08 x 0.76 x 24.89 cmPublisher:Arbordale Publishing; Illustrated Edition (10 August 2010)Reading level:5 - 8 yearsLanguage:English