All about Animals (Time for Kids Book of How)

by TIME for Kids

Overview

TIME For Kids The Book of How: All About Animals presents kids 8-12 years old with answers to the kinds of intriguing questions that appeal to their sense of curiosity. Colorful graphics, spectacular photos and clear, engaging diagrams will help answer questions such as: How does a chameleon change colors? How do sharks find prey? How do elephants communicate? And many more.

TIME For Kids goes beyond just answering the question, and engages kids with hands-on activities at the end of each chapter that bring life to a topic or idea they just read about. The Book of How: All About Animals is a must-have book to satisfy the most curious of kids.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618933584
Publisher:	TIME USA
Publication date:	09/02/2014
Series:	Time for Kids
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	902,381
Product dimensions:	7.93(w) x 8.22(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	900L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 Months to 17 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Animals

How Do Elephants Communicate? 4

How Do Sharks Find Prey? 6

How Do Chameleons Change Colors? 8

How Does a Snake Inject Its Venom? 10

How Did the Dinosaurs Die Out? 12

How Do Animals See at Night? 14

How Does a Spider Spin Its Web? 16

How Do Honeybees Make Hives? 18

How Do Beavers Build Dams? 20

How to Make Blubber 22

How to Mark Your Territory 24

Chapter 2 Science

How Do Scientists Uncover and Remove Fossils from a Dig? 26

How Are Oil Spills Cleaned Up? 28

How Are Birds Cleaned Up After an Oil Spill? 30

How Do Roller Coasters Go Up and Down? 32

How Do Optical Illusions Trick Our Eyes? 34

How Is a Fireworks Show Staged? 36

How Does an Iceberg Form? 38

How to Make a Rain Forest 40

How to Grow Crystals 42

Glossary 44

Photo Credits 46

Index 47