The Nature Kid's Guide to Opossums: A Level 2 Reader for Curious Young Kids Who Love Opossums! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798898181406)

If your child is curious about misunderstood animals, opossums are full of surprises. These backyard marsupials survived the dinosaurs, shrug off venomous snake bites that would kill other animals, and carry up to nine babies on their back at once. They're North America's only wild marsupial, complete with a pouch just like a kangaroo.

"The Nature Kid's Guide to Opossums" is written for curious kids ages 7-12 who want to know what really makes these nighttime wanderers so tough. Why can't rattlesnake venom hurt them? How do honeybee-sized babies crawl into their mother's pouch moments after birth? Why does fear make their body shut down and play dead for up to four hours? Your child will uncover the answers and want to share them at dinner.

Short sentences and jaw-dropping facts fill every page. Your child will learn about thumbs on their back feet that grip like hands, tails that wrap around branches, and newborns so tiny that twenty could fit in a teaspoon.

A book for kids who love weird, wonderful animals that don't get enough credit.

Opossums climb fences, eat venomous snakes, and rarely get rabies because their body temperature is too low for the virus. Every page shows your child a creature that has been outsmarting predators since before the ice age. That's the kind of reading that sticks.

Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child's next favorite animal is waiting.