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What Is an Amphibian?
Contributor(s): Kalman, Bobbie (Author), Langille, Jacqueline (Author)
ISBN: 0865059527     ISBN-13: 9780865059528
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $8.96  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 1999
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Annotation: From flying tree frogs to slithering caecilians, kids will be captivated by the members of this "slimy" animal group-of which there are more than 4500 different types! Vibrant, full-color images illustrate the informative text.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology
Dewey: 597.8
LCCN: 99-25849
Lexile Measure: 940
Series: Science of Living Things (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.15" H x 4.36" W x 9.64" (0.34 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 36320
Reading Level: 5.7   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
The Science of Living Things series helps children understand that they are as connected to trees, rocks, and weather as the animals that live outdoors This important series helps define the basic concept of life and investigates the incredible world of living things. Each book explores a basic scientific concept or animal using:
-- easy-to-understand text
-- clearly labeled diagrams
-- exciting, full-color photographs

Amphibian means "two lives" since these animals spend the first part of their life underwater and the rest on land. From flying tree frogs to slithering caecilians, kids will be captivated by this "slimy" animal group in What is an Amphibian? Young readers will discover:
-- the amphibian family tree
-- an amphibian's body
-- special skin and senses
-- how they move and what they eat
-- water-versus land-dwelling species
-- their life cycle and parental care
-- defending themselves