Rattlesnake Rules by Conrad J. Storad

Title: Rattlesnake Rules

Author: Conrad J. Storad

Published: 9/24/18

Publisher: Story Monster Press

Pages: 40

Genre: Children ages 5 on up

Review: ebook provided by NetGalley and Publisher

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Rattlesnakes are much maligned primarily because they are much misunderstood, In Rattlesnake Rules, award-winning children's author and science editor Conrad J. Storad removes the veil of mystery from these fascinating creatures and imparts to young readers valuable information that will help them better understand rattlesnakes and to keep both the children and the snakes safe. Now available in paperback for the first time!

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I saw this book while browsing and figured that A would like to have this book read to her. She is always wanting to learn something new so this was perfect for her. Not only is this a story it is also informational about rattlesnakes. 

Mother snake is teaching her snakes the rules of being a rattlesnake and tips to help them stay out of trouble. With these rules, it makes it easy for kids to learn about them such as what they look like, what they eat, what happens when they shake their rattle. The pictures were good though sometimes they did not fit the pages of the page. Also, I noticed that when it would say Rule  : Then there would be no number I am not sure if that was not meant to be or if it was a formatting error. So we just made sure to count what rule we were on. At the end of the book, there are some facts that let you know more about rattlesnakes if you are looking for more in-depth facts. 

Conrad J. Storad is the award-winning author or editor of more than 50 science and nature books for children and young adults. His newest titles include the picture books Gator, Gator, Second Grader, Monster in the Rocks, Fang and Stinger (An Arachnid Story), Arizona Way Out West & Wacky, and Arizona Way Out West & Witty - Library Edition, fun history and activity books for young readers co-authored with Linda Exley, and Arizona Color Me Wacky, a fun coloring/learning book for beginning readers. AZ Witty was named One Book Arizona for Kids in 2012 by the Arizona State Library. It was also selected to represent Arizona as part of the 52 Great Reads program run annually at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. by the National Center for the Book at the Library of Congress. In 2012, AZ Wacky won several national awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal Award for Nonfiction, the Moonbeam Children's Book Award Silver Medal for Nonfiction, and a USA Book News Best Book Award for nonfiction activity books. In November 2011, Los Angeles-based USA Book News named Storad's Rattlesnake Rules as "Best Children's Nonfiction Picture Book in the USA." The National Federation of Press Women honored his book Mars as Best Children's Nonfiction Book for 2011. In 2006, Storad's Don't Call Me Pig! (A Javelina Story) was selected by Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as part of her program to promote reading. More than 93,000 Arizona first-graders received a special edition copy. In 2001, Libraries Limited and the Arizona Library Association honored him with the Judy Goddard Award as "Arizona Children's Author of the Year."
Other new books by Storad published in 2013 include leveled science books for young readers: Our Sun Brings Life; Day and Night; Earth's Changing Surface; What's The Weather Like Today?; Studying Weather and Climate; and Earth is Tilting! Other picture books by Storad include: Rattlesnake Rules, Desert Night Shift, Life in the Slow Lane, Lizards for Lunch and Don't Ever Cross That Road! He also has written many science books for readers in grades 2 to 5. New titles include Mars, Fossil Fuels, Gila Monsters, Javelinas, Galapagos Tortoises and Piranhas. His popular coloring/learning books include: Sonoran Desert A to Z, Little Lords of the Desert, Flying Colors, and Ancient Harvest.
Storad worked at Arizona State University for more than 24 years writing about science and scholarship. He was founding editor for the nationally award winning ASU Research Magazine, and Chain Reaction, an award-winning magazine for young readers. Prior to ASU, Storad worked as a reporter, editor, and general manager for The Barberton Herald newspaper in northeast Ohio. He was a science/medical writer for the U.S. National Cancer Institute. Storad earned a degree in mass media communication from the University of Akron in 1979, and a master's degree in mass communication/science journalism from ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication in 1983. He was a Year 2000 inductee to the Cronkite School's Journalism Hall of Fame. Storad is a member of the National Association of Science Writers, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, International Reading Association, Libraries Limited, and is an emeritus member of the University Research Magazine Association.