What's your favorite animal? Learn amazing facts about walruses. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension. Walruses can hold their breath for up to 30 minutes at a time. When they get to the ocean floor, they blow out air and water to stir up the sand to uncover mollusks underneath. They don’t use their teeth to chew their food. Rather, they suck out the mollusks and spit out the shell.
Learn all about otters in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Otters offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about sharks in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Sharks offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about the undersea world of the octopus in this picture book from science writer, Victoria Marcos. Each section encourages critical thinking and gets kids making connections with the information. Kids ages 4-8 will enjoy learning about octopuses through beautiful photos, engaging text and fun questions to test comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about dolphins in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Dolphins offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Sharks live under the water and breathe through their gills. They also have very sharp teeth. Read about sharks at the aquarium.
Fish is getting big and needs a new home. Dad helps Danny find a new home for Fish.
This search-and-find book invites young readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a whale's ocean habitat, body parts, and behaviors.
This search-and-find book invites young readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a tang fish's ocean habitat, body parts, and behaviors.
This search-and-find book invites young readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a sea horse's ocean habitat, body parts, and behaviors.
This search-and-find book invites young readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a clown fish's ocean habitat, body parts, and behaviors.
In this book, early fluent readers will learn how and why orca whales live together in groups called pods. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the animal’s predatory habits, diet, behaviors, appearance, and social structure. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about orca whales using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Orca Whale Pods also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
This revised edition surveys key aspects of sharks, describing the fishes’ appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why these creatures have a bump on their head.
This revised edition surveys key aspects of sharks, describing the fishes’ appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why these creatures have a bump on their head.
Chomp! A whitetip reef shark swallows its latest meal. But this hunter won’t stay full for long. Its hunt continues on the ocean floor! Whitetip reef sharks are predators that thrive in the coral reef biome. This low-level title introduces readers to the many adaptations that help whitetips survive. Special features add information about range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
Snakes do not just live on land! Sea snakes thrive in the warm, salty waters of the coral reef. They can breathe through their skin and expel salt through special glands! Readers will be introduced these adaptations and more in this low-level title about sea snakes. Special features support the text with extra information about range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
Spiny lobsters can drop their limbs to escape predators! But these coral reef creatures are not missing legs for long. They quickly regrow their body parts! This is one of many adaptations highlighted in this low-level book. Simple text gives readers an up-close look at spiny lobsters. Special features add a range map, conservation status bar, and diet graphic to this informative title.
Oceans are full of predators. But octopuses know how to survive! Long arms, soft bodies, and many other adaptations help these creatures live in the coral reef biome. This title explores how the bodies and behaviors of octopuses help them avoid predators, find food, and thrive. Special features add information about range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
A moray eel darts out of a crack in the reef. Time for dinner! The eel’s extra set of jaws chomp at a passing fish. Moray eels thrive in the coral reef thanks to their many special adaptations. In this low-level, readers explore how eels were made the coral reef biome. Special features highlight additional information such as range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
A clownfish darts into the tentacles of a sea anemone. Safe at last! Other fish don’t stand a chance against the anemone’s painful stings. But the clownfish is immune! This special skill is one of many adaptations detailed in this simple title clownfish in coral reefs. Special features include additional information such as range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
Explores the similarities between dolphins and porpoises, and how to tell them apart. Discover how traits like body shape, nose size, and dorsal fin shape can be used to identify these underwater mammals. Additional features include a side-by-side comparison of the animals, an activity encouraging readers to demonstrate their knowledge, a phonetic glossary, sources for further reading, an introduction to the author, and an index.
From the mighty great white to the alien like goblin shark, earth’s oceans are full of sharks. With speed, strength, and stealth, they make the perfect predators. They also make the ideal reading topics for young readers. Through diagrams, labeled images, and other graphics, this series emphasizes visual literacy while diving into the lives, habitats, and diets of the creatures children love to learn about.
From the mighty great white to the alien like goblin shark, earth’s oceans are full of sharks. With speed, strength, and stealth, they make the perfect predators. They also make the ideal reading topics for young readers. Through diagrams, labeled images, and other graphics, this series emphasizes visual literacy while diving into the lives, habitats, and diets of the creatures children love to learn about.
From the mighty great white to the alien like goblin shark, earth’s oceans are full of sharks. With speed, strength, and stealth, they make the perfect predators. They also make the ideal reading topics for young readers. Through diagrams, labeled images, and other graphics, this series emphasizes visual literacy while diving into the lives, habitats, and diets of the creatures children love to learn about.
From the mighty great white to the alien like goblin shark, earth’s oceans are full of sharks. With speed, strength, and stealth, they make the perfect predators. They also make the ideal reading topics for young readers. Through diagrams, labeled images, and other graphics, this series emphasizes visual literacy while diving into the lives, habitats, and diets of the creatures children love to learn about.