Animals - Kids

Bison are huge animals, but that doesn't mean they are slow! Some bison run up to 40 miles per hour, and with sharp horns on their head they can be dangerous, too. Filled with full-color photographs and accessible text presented in both English and...

Animal life cycles can be very different, as seen between the 70-year-old elephants and the adult mayflies that only live a few hours. However, the cuckoo and the cheetah illustrate how many parts are similar, too. Readers will gain a basic understanding of life...

In this book, animals from the Savanna talk to readers, sharing details about themselves and life on the plain in a simple and delightful way.Author: Laura OttinaISBN-10: 1433919168ISBN-13: 9781433919169Publisher: Gareth Stevens PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2009Pages: 24Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.10h x 7.00w x 0.30d

Jungle animals talk to readers, sharing details about themselves and jungle life in a simple and delightful way.Author: Laura OttinaISBN-10: 1433919133ISBN-13: 9781433919138Publisher: Gareth Stevens PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2009Pages: 24Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 7.10h x 7.00w x 0.30d

Bee hummingbirds are tiny, but are they the smallest animals in the world? Small animals hide under leaves, zip through the air, and squeeze into tight places. Read all about the animals who take small to the EXTREME!Author: Megan C. PetersonISBN-10: 1429676000ISBN-13: 9781429676007Publisher: Capstone...

This beautiful guide to caring about animals helps children understand why animals are important, how littering is harmful to animals, what a habitat is, why some animals are endangered, and much more!Author: Liz LennonISBN-10: 1427128898ISBN-13: 9781427128898Publisher: Crabtree Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2021Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight:...

Animals hide to avoid being eaten or to sneak up on animals they want to eat. This amazing book introduces children to some basic science concepts and vocabulary such as predator, prey, and camouflage. Fascinating photographs feature animals that can change color and those...

This question and answer book invites readers to explore the world around them. Throughout the book, children are asked, What do you see? What do I see? The response appears on the opposite page. Colorful photographs show what they seea bee, a bunny, a...

This question and answer book invites readers to explore the world around them. Throughout the book, children are asked, What do you see? What do I see? The response appears on the opposite page. Colorful photographs show what they seea bee, a bunny, a...

The Story of Mankind is a comprehensive and engaging history book written by Hendrik Willem van Loon. The book covers the history of human civilization from the earliest recorded events to the modern era, providing readers with a broad understanding of how societies and...

Delight in this charming collection of animal stories and illustrations from 1886, "Young Folks' Pictures and Stories of Animals: For Home and School" by Abby Amy Tenney. This book provides engaging narratives and captivating images of various animals, making it a perfect educational tool...

The Land And People Of South Africa is a comprehensive book written by D. Marquard that provides an in-depth exploration of the geography, history, culture, and economy of South Africa. The book begins by describing the physical features of the country, including its mountains,...

Exploring Nature With Your Child: An Introduction To The Enjoyment And Understanding Of Nature by Dorothy Edwards Shuttlesworth is a comprehensive guide for parents and children to explore and understand the natural world around them. This book is designed to help parents and children...

This book introduces early readers to animal noses. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading!Author: Amy CullifordISBN-10: 1039644422ISBN-13: 9781039644427Publisher: Crabtree RootsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/17/2022Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.35h x 6.06w x 0.39dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 04/01/2022...

This book introduces early readers to animal ears. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading!Author: Amy CullifordISBN-10: 1039644376ISBN-13: 9781039644373Publisher: Crabtree RootsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/17/2022Pages: 16Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.11h x 6.06w x 0.32dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 04/01/2022...

When a pink mink gets in your sink, what are you to think? Why is he pink? How did he get in the sink? This loving ode to absurd rhyming children's books uses whimsical and complex images that will delight kids and challenge their...

In this beautifully illustrated series, animals introduce early-curriculum concepts to young learners. Minimal text combines with bold, eye-catching art to present colors, shapes, numbers, and opposites in a simple yet captivating way. Vibrant illustrations that feature familiar creatures, such as bright green frogs, as...

In this beautifully illustrated series, animals introduce early-curriculum concepts to young learners. Minimal text combines with bold, eye-catching art to present colors, shapes, numbers, and opposites in a simple yet captivating way. Vibrant illustrations that feature familiar creatures, such as bright green frogs, as...

Our leveled-reader series describes how the types of homes that different animals build reflect adaptations to their environments. Each volume looks at each type of home as a shelter from predators and weather and a place to store food and raise young. Young readers...

Learning about food chains and the interdependence of living things is an important part of the early science curriculum. This bilingual series uses simple text, full-color photographs, and a food chain diagram in each book to explain how plants and animals depend on each...

Why does a duck have webbed feet? Why does a polar bear have thick fur? Why Animals Look Different examines the distinctive features of a variety of animals and explains how these features enable animals to adapt to their unique environments. Perfect for the...

Learning about food chains and the interdependence of living things is an important part of the early science curriculum. This series uses simple text, full-color photographs, and a food chain diagram in each book to introduce these concepts. The high-interest subject matter will capture...

Discover everything you need to know about the outdoors. This book reveals the secret life hiding in your backyard, including what's lurking in the ground, what spins a home inside its body, and what creature can carry over ten times its body weight. Teacher's...

This beautiful book looks at different animal species, describing how they are similar and different, and why certain animals belong to specific groups. Using descriptive as well as compare-and-contrast text, this interesting book answers students' questions about different animals. Teacher's guide available.Author: Bobbie KalmanISBN-10:...

Animals live in many kinds of habitats, located in different parts of the world. This book compares and contrasts these habitats and encourages students to learn how animals have adapted to where they live. Using cause-and-effect vocabulary, the book also explains why many animals...

Children will love the entertaining photos in this book, which feature animals in motion - walking, running, climbing, crawling, swinging, hanging by their tails, gliding, fluttering, hopping, pouncing, and yes, even dancing. They will also be amazed by the way animals without legs move...

Children are introduced to the concept of hatching. Young readers will love the incredible photographs that show a variety of animals hatching from their shells. An activity at the end asks children to guess which of the things pictured on the page hatch and...

Animals hide to avoid being eaten or to sneak up on animals they want to eat. This amazing book introduces children to some basic science concepts and vocabulary such as predator, prey, and camouflage. Fascinating photographs feature animals that can change color and those...

Children will be fascinated by the many different ways in which animals grow and change from the time they are embryos to the time they are adults.Author: Bobbie KalmanISBN-10: 0778777227ISBN-13: 9780778777229Publisher: Crabtree Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2008Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.20h x 8.20w x 0.20dAccelerated...

Intended for ages 5-9, this is a Book and an Audio CD pack. This informative book introduces young readers to the defining characteristics of the various groups of animals that make up the animal kingdom. The bodies of many animals, including several types of...

Sunflowers turn their heads to face sunlight, some plants close their flowers at night, and others move their heads to trap insects. Vines creep up the sides of trees or buildings, and some trees shoot down roots from seeds that grow above the ground....

Did you know that worker bees have more than 5,000 lenses in each eye and dragonflies have more than 30,000? Did you know a chameleon can move each of its eyes in opposite directions? This fascinating book will thrill children with facts, such as...

This fun book is about animal behavior. It challenges students to guess what animals are doing and why. Topics include camouflage and mimicry, color changes, migration, animal senses and adaptations, courtship dances, care from mammal mothers, playing dead, scary body parts, tongue teasers, and...

Autumn is the time that many birds fly to places with warmer climates. Spring signals their return trip. Many birds migrate to keep warm and to find food that is not available in their winter homes. Not all migration is seasonal, however. Animals that...

Omnivores will never go hungry because they will eat almost anything. Also called opportunistic feeders, these animals eat both plant and animal foods. Children will love learning from this book filled with fabulous photos and fascinating text. Well-known omnivores include bears and raccoons. These...

Did you know that worker bees have more than 5,000 lenses in each eye and dragonflies have more than 30,000? Did you know a chameleon can move each of its eyes in opposite directions? This fascinating book will thrill children with facts, such as...

All living things need food to survive, but not all living things eat the same kinds of food. Plants make their own food from sunlight, air, and water. Herbivores graze on grass or browse on the leaves of bushes. Carnivores hunt, trap, or scavenge...

From crawling and climbing to swimming and slithering, animals move in many ways. This action-packed book looks at motion in the animal world and the different body parts animals use to get from place to place.Author: Bobbie KalmanISBN-10: 0778705544ISBN-13: 9780778705543Publisher: Crabtree ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2014Pages:...

Nature ensures that new generations of animals are born to replace those that die in the rainforest. Partners and Parents features spectacular photos and illustrations along with clear, simple text that explains the elegant courtship rituals carried out by butterflies, birds, and mammals, why...

What kind of cat loves to bowl? An alley cat. Entertain your readers with more jokes, limericks, riddles, tongue twisters, and fun facts about different animals. Readers can also write their own joke book.Author: Michele C. HollowISBN-10: 0766059855ISBN-13: 9780766059856Publisher: Enslow PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2011Pages: 48Format:...

Which animal can lift the most weight? Which animal can dive the deepest? Readers learn why shrimp, gibbons, falcons, fleas, and other animals are the athletes of the natural world. Beginning readers can get great facts, while the text for more advanced readers gives...

Animals migrate for many different reasons. Caribou migrate more than 3,000 miles each year. Students read about snow geese, salmon, butterflies, and other animals that migrate. Beginning readers can get great facts, while the text for more advanced readers gives more fun and fascinating...

Provides clues about an owl's physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats in a guessing game format.Author: Edward R. RicciutiISBN-10: 0761433236ISBN-13: 9780761433231Publisher: Cavendish Square PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/30/2008Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 6.70h x 6.80w x 0.20dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 0.8Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 73352 /...

Within this book, clues about the octopus's physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat lead the reader to guess what animal is being described.Author: Dana Meachen RauISBN-10: 0761433201ISBN-13: 9780761433200Publisher: Cavendish Square PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/30/2008Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 6.80h x 6.80w x 0.20d

An adorable and informative picture book from the 2017 CBCA shortlisted author/illustrator Jennifer Cossins, author of A-Z of Endangered Animals and 101 Collective Nouns. What do you call a baby penguin?Or a baby owl?Or a baby platypus? Come along on an illustrated journey through...

Fiona's Story is a children's book based on the rescue and release of a real life sea turtle named Fiona; written and illustrated by Connie Wenzel. The book is filled with bright and colorful illustrations along with a story that will touch the hearts...

A short story about five flies in the houes, that promotes both counting and room identification, through a fun interactive story dealing with peskey flies in every room of the house.Author: Chelsea J. LagrangeISBN-10: 069217382XISBN-13: 9780692173824Publisher: Chelsea LagrangeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2018Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.50h...

A huge storm hits an uncharted, tropical paradise island, and a tiny fawn deer is born as dark clouds gather overhead. Within minutes of struggling to her feet, little Brindi's suddenly orphaned as her mother is washed away by the fast flowing flood waters....

Forest Friends is a coloring book for all ages. One page is painted and serves as a reference with the name for the group of animal it represents. The facing page is for you to color as you wish.Some pages will be easier to...

Come along on a drawing and coloring safari! Every other page of this exciting book features a hidden picture puzzle that's alive with images of a particular animal. The pages in between offer sketchpads for doodlers ages 6 and up to draw their own...