Profiles ten animals who have adapted to the unique climate and environment of Asia, with information on each animal's habitat, adaptations, behavior, and distribution.
Profiles ten animals who have adapted to the unique climate and environment of Australia, with information on each animal's habitat, adaptations, behavior, and distribution.
This title features the wild boar, peregrine falcon, Alpine salamander, grass snake, European eel, stag beetle, Alpine marmot, noctule bat, European eagle owl, and midwife toad.
Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.
The 7 continents of the world have their own history, climate, and natural biomes. Delve into a fun, fact-filled non-fiction book that explores the animals of the continent of Asia. Learn what countries make up the continent of Asia and fascinating information about 23 of the most interesting mammals, birds, insects, lizards, and ocean creatures. See full-color photos of the animals, most in their natural habitat. Also included is a list for further reading, websites to explore, a glossary and an index.
This title features the African elephant, aye-aye, ostrich, sociable weaverbird, termite, locust, Nile crocodile, black mamba, goliath frog, and cichlid.
This title features the great white shark, killer whale, giant squid, sailfish, blue-ringed octopus, giant clam, deep-sea angler fish, Japanese spider crab, cone shell, and horseshoe crab.
Profiles ten animals who have adapted to the unique climate and environment of North America, with information on each animal's habitat, adaptations, behavior, and distribution.