Reptiles

by Janet Riehecky

Overview

Presenting turtles, lizards, snakes, alligators, and crocodiles! Reptiles is a photo-filled animal-science reference book for young readers and browsers. Not only will kids discover basic topics such as habitat, anatomy, and diet, but they'll also be treated to close-up looks at Komodo dragons and the SuperCroc—all written in a clear, concise way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515739289
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	My First Animal Kingdom Encyclopedias
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	IG530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Janet Riehecky is a longtime writer for children. She has worked as a high school English teacher, a college professor, and a children's book editor. Her 24 volume series Dinosaurs! won the Summit Award for Best Children's Nonfiction, presented by the Society of Midland Authors, and her Tasmanian Tiger was a Junior Library Guild selection. Janet loves to collect dinosaur bones. On a dig in western Colorado, she dug up the first bone found of a brand new dinosaur, the Mymoorapelta.

Table of Contents

What are reptiles? — Part by part — Getting into groups — Simply snakes — Lots of lizards — Circle of life — Discovering the world — Home, sweet home — Let's eat — Part of the chain — Move it — Staying safe — Endangered! — Reptile records — Fun facts.

Interviews

full-color photos for nearly every encyclopedia entry (organized topically) appeal especially to preK-2 readers and browsers, basic-fact categories related to species are included (e.g., life cycles, anatomy, defenses) to cover Common Core science standards but so are unique-facts categories (e.g., a close look at what a Super Croc was) for maximum kid appeal, text for the 80+ terms is factual yet concise so as not to overwhelm young readers