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Big Cats: Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Simon, Seymour (Author)
ISBN: 0062470353     ISBN-13: 9780062470355
Publisher: HarperCollins
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2017
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Cats
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology
Dewey: 599.744
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9.8" W x 9.8" (0.45 lbs) 40 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 5902
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

In this completely updated edition of Big Cats, award-winning writer Seymour Simon celebrates the grace and power of lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, pumas, and snow leopards. Readers will learn all about how they hunt, care for their young, and rest in their varied natural habitats.

This nonfiction picture book is packed with information and beautiful color photographs. Cat fans and kids ages 6 to 10 looking for facts, whether for a report or just for fun, will find much to like in Big Cats.

This updated edition includes:

  • Author's note
  • Stunning full-color photographs
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Additional reading sources

Supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.


Contributor Bio(s): Simon, Seymour: -

Seymour Simon has been called "the dean of the [children's science book] field" by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the "Seymour Science Blog" and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!