Look Out for Turtles! Contributor(s): Berger, Melvin (Author), Lloyd, Megan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064451569 ISBN-13: 9780064451567 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Berger explains why turtles have survived since the age of dinosaurs, and includes information on the kinds and sizes of turtles, their characteristics, and life cycles, as well as endangered species and hints for helping turtles survive. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Turtles |
Dewey: 597.92 |
LCCN: 90036894 |
Lexile Measure: 630 |
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 2 (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 9.84" W x 8.12" (0.29 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 11774 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Read and find out about turtles in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Turtles are among the oldest living creatures in the world. They have been on earth for nearly 200 million years. In Look Out for Turtles! readers will discover why these creatures have survived so long--and why we all need to help turtles. Hard shells protect many turtles from harm. Colorful markings on their shells help some turtles to blend in with their surroundings. Different kinds of turtles can live almost anywhere on land or sea and can eat many kinds of plants and animals But today turtles must struggle to survive. They are hunted, and threatened by pollution. There is less and less open space for turtles to live in. If turtles are going to be around for another 200 million years, they are going to need our help! This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:
Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berger, Melvin: - Melvin Berger is the author of many classic LRFOs, including Germs Make Me Sick!, Oil Spills! and Why I Cough, Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and Yawn, as well as other nonfiction on the Harper backlist. He lives in East Hampton, NY. Lloyd, Megan: -Megan Lloyd has illustrated more than forty books for children, including The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' by Eileen Spinelli, and The Mixed-Up Rooster by Pamela Duncan Edwards. She lives with her husband on a farm in Pennsylvania, where she raises sheep, chickens, and cows. Some of the rabbits from her vegetable garden have even been kind enough to allow Ms. Lloyd to sketch them as models for this book. |