Animal Helpers: Aquariums (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781628552126)

Where else could you stay dry while visiting aquatic animals from around the world? Only in an aquarium can you visit and learn about all these different local and exotic animals. Aquarium staff care for and teach about these animals, as well as work to conserve and protect threatened and endangered species. Follow this behind-the-scenes photographic journal as it leads you into the wondrous world of aquariums and the animal helpers who work there. This nonfiction picture book with a cuddle factor includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 82-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Animal Helpers: Aquariums is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.

Author: Jennifer Keats Curtis
ISBN-10: 1628552123
ISBN-13: 9781628552126
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2014
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.80h x 8.30w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 164409 / Animal Helpers: Aquariums


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 147
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 158 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw