| Snakes!: Strange and Wonderful Contributor(s): Pringle, Laurence (Author), Henderson, Meryl Learnihan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1590787447 ISBN-13: 9781590787441 Publisher: Astra Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology |
| Dewey: 597.96 |
| Lexile Measure: 1000 |
| Series: Strange and Wonderful |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.8" W x 8.8" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 79998 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Can you climb a tree without using arms or legs? Can you smell odors by wiggling your tongue in the air? Snakes can Beginning with these simple questions, award-winning author Laurence Pringle invites readers to explore the remarkable abilities and lives of snakes. Snakes are legless reptiles, but thanks to their powerful muscles and hundreds of rib bones they can coil, creep, climb, and swim. Some can even glide through the air. Join Laurence Pringle in this NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book as he takes a look at some of the more than two thousand snakes that are found almost all over the world. A lively and informative text, joined with Meryl Henderson's bold and realistic art, explains how snakes hunt for food, move, shed their skin, give birth, and play important roles in nature. While snakes may look strange, this fascinating book shows why they are also wonderful creatures. |