| What Is a Marsupial? Contributor(s): Kalman, Bobbie (Author), Levigne, Heather (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865059551 ISBN-13: 9780865059559 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: Marsupials are the only mammals that have a pouch on their body in which they carry their young. "What is a Marsupial" describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the main types of marsupials and the differences--including reproduction, gestation, and birth--between them and placental mammals. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Mammals - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology |
| Dewey: 599.2 |
| LCCN: 99-085748 |
| Lexile Measure: 930 |
| Series: Science of Living Things (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.07" H x 8.33" W x 9.37" (0.32 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 36323 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| 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 Marsupials are the only mammals that have a pouch on their body in which they carry their young. Most of these amazing animals live in Australia, where they have adapted to the harsh conditions of life in the outback. In What is a Marsupial? children will learn astounding facts about marsupials, including: |