| River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers Contributor(s): Karwoski, Gail Langer (Author), McLennan, Connie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0977742342 ISBN-13: 9780977742349 Publisher: Arbordale Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: This sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (2007 Teacher's Choice & 2005 Mom's Choice) takes readers on an around-the-world boat ride to learn how mammals sleep in or around ten major rivers of the world on all continents except Antarctica. Row down the Mississippi and watch two river otters slip into a hollow tree or look to the bank of the Brisbane River as a platypus pops into a hole and disappears into a narrow tunnel. Told in a soothing style, this book serves as a bedtime/naptime story for younger children or an animal geography book for older children. Adults may learn something, too! All Sylvan Dell titles feature free educational resources online, including the For Creative Minds sections and additional Teaching Activities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Mammals - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Marine Life |
| Dewey: 591.764 |
| LCCN: 2008920387 |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.82" W x 10.27" (0.88 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 124217 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean (2007 Teacher's Choice & 2005 Mom's Choice) takes readers on an around-the-world boat ride to learn how mammals sleep in or around nine major rivers of the world on all continents except Antarctica. Row down the Mississippi and watch two river otters slip into a hollow tree or look to the bank of the Brisbane River as a platypus pops into a hole and disappears into a narrow tunnel. Told in a soothing style, this book serves as a bedtime/naptime story for younger children or an animal geography book for older children. Adults may learn something, too The -For Creative Minds- education section features a -World Map.- |