Ben je klaar voor tips over hoe je je moet gedragen tijdens een avondwandeling met Frank? Je weet wel, zodat je het er levend vanaf brengt. Huh? Waarom zou je een wandeling niet overleven? Nou, Frank is een python. Een misschien wel hongerige python. Advies is dus van harte welkom. Alleen, wie geeft die goede raad? Celeste. Ze omschrijft zichzelf als een kakkerlak met stijl. Als dat maar goed afloopt.

How to Promenade with a Python van auteur Rachel Poliquin en illustrator Kathryn Durst is het eerste deel van een serie over 'beleefde roofdieren'.

De cover en de titel zijn super leuk - en zorgden ervoor dat ik het boek wilde lezen - en het schutblad is al net zo leuk. Alsof er met krijt allemaal figuurtjes op een schoolbord getekend zijn. De twijfels die ik heb bij Celeste als gever van betrouwbaar advies worden trouwens meteen aan de kant geschoven. Kakkerlakken zijn namelijk meesters in het overleven. Ok, ik ben helemaal overtuigd en gerustgesteld. Vooral omdat ze het heeft over ‘polite predators’, want dat zijn pythons inderdaad. Dat weet ik nog van Kaa uit de Disney-film The Jungle Book.

Het is cool hoe je allerlei dingen leert over dieren – vooral over pythons natuurlijk, maar ook over kakkerlakken – terwijl het helemaal niet vervelend educatief overkomt. Het is zo goed verpakt dat je amper doorhebt dat je iets leert. Plus, de tekeningen zijn erg leuk. Ze illustreren precies wat de tekst zegt, zodat je aandacht nooit afdwaalt. Volgens mij is dit boek perfect voor wat oudere kinderen. Revolting Rhymes van Roald Dahl deden het bij mij daarom ook altijd goed, hoewel het daarin toch vaak slecht afliep met kinderen.

Dit is een ideaal brainstorm-boek voor tijdens het lezen. Wat zou jij bijvoorbeeld doen om te voorkomen dat een python je in kan slikken? Het is een heel informatief en vermakelijk boek met plezierige illustraties, waar ik enorm van heb genoten. Ondertussen ben ik fan van Celeste! En van Rachel Poliquin en Kathryn Durst!

This children's book gives helpful hints on how to be polite, act fancy, and, of course, not get eat by a python. A mix of goofy pictures and storylines and interesting python facts makes this book engaging and fun for all ages. The characters have such great personality and spunk, and children will be drawn toward them and the fun, bright illustrations. I had a great time reading this just by myself! I will definitely recommend this to all of my elementary school teacher friends and anyone with a child in their life.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. It will be released February 2, 2021, by Tundra Books.

If I was still working, I would purchase it in a heartbeat. It's got just the right amount of facts, farce and fear to engage readers of all ages. I only wish I could have found out more about Kathryn Durst's process for creating these vibrant illustrations.

A Madagascar Hissing Cockroach named Celeste hosts this book. Cockroaches are expert survivors who have been on the planet for millions of years. Given this, they are very knowledgeable and can teach us humans many things.
In this case Celeste is teaching readers how to take a promenade with a python named Frank. Please note that she makes it very very clear that in real life this is an extremely bad idea.

I am in awe of how much I learned about pythons in this book.

Did you know that there are more than forty different kinds of pythons? Did you know that reticulated pythons like Frank can grow to be 8 metres long and weigh 150 Kilograms? (That's as long as a bus and as heavy as four baby hippos.) Did you know they have bad eyesight and are colour blind?

I especially appreciated the labeled diagram with a cutout section showing Frank's bones.

Are you interested in learning how pythons like Frank capture, kill and swallow their prey? This entertaining nonfiction picture book will teach you this, and much much more about this not so polite predator.

I have learned not to go anywhere near them!

I quite enjoyed the humorous "How to Promenade with a Python" a fun nonfiction book that reads like a story. The informative elements are woven into the story seamlessly. Celeste the cockroach guides you through the proper way to promenade with Frank the python (not the best idea). Through our journey Celeste teaches us about snakes, pythons and the importance of stylish outfits. I look forward to upcoming books in this new series.

Rachel Poliquin made a beautiful apealing story by writing How to Promenade with a Python and Not Get Eaten.

This book is really amazing. The story is well written and in it's design they made the story and the illustrations as one. The story is being told by a cockroach who is giving his advise about surviving. And while giving this advice, he gives us loads of information about pythons. Information that was mostly - even for me as an adult - new for me.

Truth to be told, I love it when children's books contain an educational element, especially when it not screams off the pages. This is that kind of book where children read it for fun and won't even notice that they are learning quite some facts about pythons.

The illustrations are colourfull and apealing for children. And most of all this book brings humor and fun.
Perfect as a book for children to read on there own, to read with parents or to read in class!

Listen, I DO NOT like snakes. Not even a little. And therefore, as a children's librarian, I typically shy away from books with the call number NF 597! But I have to say, the cover alone convinced me to read Rachel Poliquin's How to Promenade with a Python (and Not Get Eaten).
And read it, I did. Every page. And I laughed! And I learned a lot! And (gasp) I enjoyed it!
Kathryn Durst's hilarious illustrations are just the right touch for this humorous and informative book about python's. Well, actually it's a book about promenading with a python - and surviving to tell about it!
I mean, did you know that python's move with rectilinear motion, meaning they creep forward by lifting and pushing each of their 305 ribs individually?! And what's more, this means you can probably walk three times as fast as a python can move. Which is a good thing, because a python's double-jointed hinge in his mouth means he can likely swallow you whole - after he squeezes you to death!
See . . . snakes, ewwww! But reading about a snake, and in particular a python, was entirely enjoyable because Rachel Poliquin and Kathryn Durst are a fabulous team!

This book was so funny and informative! My children and I laughed out loud as we learned so many facts about pythons. We were completed engaged with the way Durst illustrated Celeste the Cockroach. The font graphics made it so easy to stay engaged and fluctuate voices between characters. I am so excited to see that this is a planned series featuring other animals.

This book has a lot of information about pythons. It is not upfront or easy to read. It might be good for the right type of reader, but overall I found it disappointing.

A great book to teach your child reverse psychology young and even better for exposing them to a good range of vocabulary and snakes at large (probably learned more about snakes within these 40+ pages than in my entire life). The drawings are wonderful and the illustrations help better understand the words that can be relatively tough for the school-grade reader.

When I first picked up this book I thought I was going to be about many different predators and how to keep safe but it is in fact just about pythons and incredibly fascinating. How to Promenade with a Python (and not get eaten) by Rachel Poliquin and Kathryn Durst is a hilarious and educational and classy look at pythons.

Snake lovers everywhere will LOVE this book. It’s packed with humour and interesting facts all about pythons. I learned a TON! I particularly love that the narrator in the story is a dapper cockroach named Celeste. How to Promenade with a Python is perfect for middle graders who love non-fiction and graphic stories. It has the best of both. Kathryn Durst brings this book to life with her wild and wacky illustrations and Rachel Poliquin comes at you with the amazing facts all about pythons.

Another particularly amazing thing about this book is the language. Rachel Poliquin really reaches back in the English language to bring out some gems like promenade, knickerbockers, peril and ruse. Not only are readers learning interesting science facts but they are also improving their vocabulary at the same time. Total win-win!

How to Promenade with a Python is definitely my kind of non-fiction book. It’s not just a book about cold hard facts, there is a story, there is humour and there is so much fun packed into the 76 pages.

Thank you Netgalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

How to Promenade with a Python is a hilariously delightful, non-fiction story written by a cockroach as a how-to book. The cockroach, Celeste, walks you through how to survive a night stroll with a python, all while giving you facts about pythons in a way that you don’t even realize you’re learning.

The full-color illustrations are fantastic and add to the laugh-out-loud nature of this story. My six-year-old, who LOVES snakes, peeked over my shoulder, and begged me to read the book to him. Not only did it keep his attention, but we were BOTH roaring with laughter. This book is a little long to read in one sitting for a six-year-old, but when I asked him if we could finish it later, he begged me to keep going.

It also does an amazing job teaching vocabulary. There are a lot of large words in this book, but the author doesn’t shy away from using them. Instead, she provides a description in a fun and engaging way—an excellent perk for any teacher! As an educator, I was impressed by the extensive use of science terms and the ease with which they are described.

This is, hands-down, the best non-fiction book for kids I have ever read. It is a great way to introduce a topic and non-fiction reading in general. I highly recommend this book for every elementary classroom (and even middle grade science classrooms). I will be first in line to purchase it!

A fun story filled with facts about pythons! Great for any kid interested in snakes with a ton of great illustrations to match!

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from Rachel Poliquin and Penguin Random House Canada through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a weird and wacky story that delivered a lot of great facts about pythons from a cockroach, it was definitely an interesting read. I think kids will enjoy the illustrations, the abundance of colour, and the crazy antics throughout the book.