48 pages
Grade Readability: 3
Interest Age: 9 to 14
Lexile: 580 to 650
2020
ISBN: 9871634023535 This hi-lo series uses fascinating facts about animals to introduce life science vocabulary and concepts, including how animals are classified based on shared characteristics.
Read-UP! with 3 levels of readability. Each level (set of 5 books) contains a book on a different life science subject so a student can keep reading in one content area if he or she prefers.
Animals That Are Mammals
- The bumblebee bat weighs less than a dime. The blue whale weighs 200 tonnes. One of them flies. The other swims. What could they possibly have in common? Both are mammals.
Animals That Change Forms
- Why shouldn’t you touch bright-coloured frogs? What toad freezes solid but doesn’t die? Which amphibian eats its own mother’s skin? Find out what makes amphibians so remarkable.
Animals That Are Reptiles
- What snake eats other snakes? Do turtles have teeth? How do crocodiles keep their brains cool? Would you want to meet a 300-pound lizard? Reptiles have some amazing traits.
Animals Without Backbones
- How does a sea sponge eat without a mouth? How do dragonflies fly backward? Does an octopus see right-side-up when it’s upside-down? These creatures do a lot without backbones.
Animals That Are Fish
- Why isn’t a starfish a fish? How do fish float? What male fish gets pregnant? What fish was long mistaken for a frog? Fish are far more than fins and tails.
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