How Are Animals Grouped?

by Lisa M. Bolt Simons

Overview

Bald eagles, bees, and bats all fly. But a bee is an insect. A bat is a mammal. And a bald eagle is a bird! Why are these animals sorted into different groups? Let’s investigate animal classification!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781977131386
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Series:	Science Inquiry
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	480L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published more than 60 nonfiction children’s books, as well as four middle grade “choose your path” novels and an adult history book. She’s twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children’s Literature. She’s also received two Minnesota State Arts Board grants and other accolades for her writing. Lisa is a proud mom to her science- and math-minded twin daughter and son. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in Minnesota with her husband, who also loves to read.

Table of Contents

Investigation: How Do We Group? 4

Why Do Scientists Group Animals? 8

How Do Scientists Group Animals? 12

Which Animals are Vertebrates? 14

Which Animals are Invertebrates? 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Inquiry-based focus on Next Generations Science Standards life science topics;