| Chameleons Are Cool: Read and Wonder Contributor(s): Jenkins, Martin (Author), Shields, Sue (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763611395 ISBN-13: 9780763611392 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: Who can resist a pocket-sized, bad-tempered, color-changing, swivel-eyed, snail-paced, long-tongued sharpshooter? Kids won't be able to after reading Martin Jenkins's amazing portrait of chameleons. With the eye of a scientist and the enthusiasm of a child, Martin Jenkins reveals the very cool facts about chameleons' life and anatomy. Did you know, for example, that most of a chameleon's eye is covered in skin, like the rest of its body? It sees through a tiny peephole in the middle! Sue Shields's vivid watercolor close-ups bring a chameleon's unique features into startling focus. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology |
| Dewey: 597.95 |
| LCCN: 2006284606 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Series: Read and Wonder |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 9.09" W x 9.89" (0.36 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 21350 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The ability to change color, a sharp-shooting tongue, and skin covering your eyes -- now that is cool. Read and Wonder books tell stories, take children on adventures, and reveal how big and WONDER-full the natural world really is. Back matter includes an index. |