Where Do Chicks Come From? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780064452120)

Read and find out about eggs--and how baby chicks grow inside of them--in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Learn how chicks develop, how they get the food they need to grow, and how a mother hen helps keep them safe in this introduction to the life cycle of a baby chick.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
• Have appealing, child-centered topics
• Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Author: Amy E. Sklansky
ISBN-10: 0064452123
ISBN-13: 9780064452120
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2005
Pages: 33
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.98h x 10.00w x 0.18d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 85943 / Where Do Chicks Come From?

Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 371 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2004 pg. 1207
School Library Journal 02/15/2005 pg. 128
Booklist 02/01/2005 pg. 964
School Library Journal 02/01/2005 pg. 88