| Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed Contributor(s): Schwartz, David M. (Author), Kuhn, Dwight (Photographer), Schy, Yael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1582463999 ISBN-13: 9781582463995 Publisher: Tricycle Press OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General |
| Dewey: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.5" W x 10.3" (0.50 lbs) 44 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 118275 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ten creatures await, camouflaged in artful, full-page photographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal's identity and whereabouts. Think you've spotted one? Lift one of ten gatefolds to find out. A full page of fascinating information accompanies each animal so readers can learn how nature's camouflage serves hunter and hunted alike. Why do fawns have spots during their first year of life? How did killdeer birds get their name? What makes a crab spider so good at ambushing its prey? Recipient of the 2008 American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Book and Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Named a 2008 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the Children's Book Council (CBC) Editor's Choice, 2007-- Booklist magazine Listed in "Lasting Connections of 2007," an annual roundup of the year's best books to tie into curriculum. -Book Links magazine |