Download or read book Staying Safe with Scales and Scutes written by Siyavush Saidian and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have many ways to defend and protect themselves. Medieval knights used swords and shields. What do animals have? Some animals have adapted to their surroundings by growing scales and scutes. Most people know that fish have scales, but animals such as snakes and sharks have scales, too. Scutes are like one big scale, almost like a shield, that protects the animals such as turtles, crocodiles, and pangolins. This book explores the many animals with scales and scutes, and highlights how these adaptations have developed over time.
Download or read book Keeping Warm with Fur and Fat written by Hannah Fields and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keeping warm in subzero temperatures can be difficult. Some animals can't manage to retain their body heat in cold weather. However, some animals such as the muskox have adapted to survive in cold climates. They have long, shaggy fur that keeps them warm in the colder months, which they shed in the summer months to stay cool. Other animals such as bears and seals have a layer of fat to keep them warm. The information in this book highlights how these adaptations have developed over many thousands of years. The information in this book supports essential elementary life science concepts.
Download or read book Armor Up written by Emma Carlson Berne and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armored skin, bony plates, and shells are key defenses animals employ to survive in their natural surroundings. By examining the many forms animal armor can take, readers will have the opportunity to explore the physical makeup of turtle shells, armadillo bands, and millipede exoskeletons, among others. They'll learn how animals use their armor to protect against specific predators. Lively fact boxes, along with sidebars and accessible descriptions of current scientific research, help students discover the more unusual aspects of animal armor. Full-color photographs of the animals and close-ups of their special features enhance the narrative while a list of recent books and websites encourage further exploration of the topic.
Download or read book Fighting with Fangs and Claws written by Stephanie Cargill-Greer and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many animals use their adaptations to defend themselves against predators, attack their prey, and compete for mates. Fangs and claws help animals do all of these things. However, these adaptations didn't appear overnight, they took millions of years. Animals such as tigers have both fangs and claws and use them to catch their prey. The information in this book explains how these adaptations appeared over time and how they benefit animals. Scientific discoveries are also highlighted to provide additional insight. Dazzling photographs of fangs and claws bring the subject matter into vivid focus.
Download or read book Hiding with Colors and Shapes written by Melissa Raé Shofner and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camouflage isn't just a type of clothing that hunters and soldiers wear to blend into natural surroundings. Animals have camouflage, too. Camouflage often relies on colors, but patterns help animals blend in, too. The leaf-tailed gecko uses the color and patterns on its body to conceal itself from predators. Its body mimics the leaves of the trees in which it lives. Many predators use camouflage to sneak up on their prey. This book explores the many different animals that employ camouflage and how this incredible adaptation has developed over time.
Download or read book Flying with Feathers and Wings written by Caitie McAneney and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do animals such as birds, insects, and bats stay in the air? The answer of course is wings and feathers. Wings and feathers are important adaptations that have taken millions of years evolve. Feathers first appeared during the time of the dinosaurs, and birds are actually distant relatives of dinosaurs. Insects with wings appeared many thousands of years before feathers appeared. This book discusses how these adaptations benefit the birds, insects, and other animals that possess them. Vibrant photographs of flying animals are paired with manageable text to make this book both educational and engaging.
Download or read book Swimming with Fins and Flippers written by Kate Mikoley and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many kinds of animals live in Earth's oceans, and many of them have fins and flippers. These special adaptations have developed over the course of many thousands of years. They help animals maneuver through the waters in which they live and hunt. Penguins have flippers to make them move quickly through the water to catch fish to eat. Some fish use their fins to move at rapid speeds to catch their prey. This book explains flipper and fin anatomy and describes how these adaptations help the animals that have them. Conservation issues and threats to these animals' survival are also highlighted.
Download or read book National Geographic Readers Reptiles L1 Co reader written by Jennifer Szymanski and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out about snakes, crocodiles, lizards, turtles, and other reptiles in this new co-reader from National Geographic Kids. Learn about your favorite scaly, cold-blooded animals. Find out where they live, what they eat, why they shed their skin, and more. National Geographic readers have been a hit in the beginning reader category, and this book builds upon that success with a new approach--parents and children reading together. With the same combination of careful text, brilliant photographs, and fun approach to high-interest subjects that has proved to be a winning formula with kids, National Geographic Co-readers provide one page of adult read-aloud and one page of kid read-aloud text on each spread, building toward a collaborative reading experience.
Download or read book A Project Guide to Reptiles Birds written by Colleen Kessler and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists have long debated the relationship between birds and reptiles. After all, there are some physical similarities between the species, from the eggs they both lay to the scales that can be found on their bodies. But what about the differences? Birds have feathers and are warm-blooded. Reptiles slither, crawl, and creep and are cold-blooded. Scientists study these similarities and differences by observing and experimenting, and now you can too. Whether you try the experiments and activities in this book for fun or for a science fair project, you’ll get an up-close and personal view of these two incredible types of animals. Are they related? You be the judge!
Download or read book Slithering Snakes written by Rose Carraway and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snakes are very popular pets, and beginning readers learn important steps about taking care of them. Through accessible text, young readers are able to discover what pet snakes eat, where they should live, and many other important facts that snake owners need to know. Colorful photographs accompany these fascinating facts, and show a variety of pet snakes in great detail.
Download or read book Salamander Frog and Polliwog written by Brian P. Cleary and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is an amphibian? Frogs, toads, and salamanders and are all amphibians!
Download or read book Fighting with Fangs and Claws written by Stephanie Cargill-Greer and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many animals use their adaptations to defend themselves against predators, attack their prey, and compete for mates. Fangs and claws help animals do all of these things. However, these adaptations didn't appear overnight, they took millions of years. Animals such as tigers have both fangs and claws and use them to catch their prey. The information in this book explains how these adaptations appeared over time and how they benefit animals. Scientific discoveries are also highlighted to provide additional insight. Dazzling photographs of fangs and claws bring the subject matter into vivid focus.
Download or read book How Do Chameleons Change Color written by Alonso Garcia and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody knows that chameleons change color, but how do they do it? This book illuminates the magic of life science in action. Readers will be amazed by surprising facts, impressed by stunning photographs, and empowered by manageable text. Meeting Next Generation Science Standards with a unique spin on curricular subject matter, this book is a guaranteed jaw-dropper for young scientists.
Download or read book What is a Reptile written by Bobbie Kalman and published by New York ; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. : Crabtree Pub.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the main types of reptiles and their physiology, habitats, behavior, diet, and offspring.
Download or read book Slithering Reptiles and Amphibians written by Debra J. Housel and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the characteristics, behaviors, food habits, and habitats of reptiles and amphibians.
Download or read book Creepy But Cool Snakes written by Julie K. Lundgren and published by Creepy But Cool. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venomous fangs, smelling with their tongues, squeezing to death...Colorful photos and descriptive text help explain the body parts, characteristics, and behaviors that make some snakes special--and creepy. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Download or read book Gila Monster s Burrow written by Dee Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a warm spring morning in the desert. A large pink and black lizard crawls slowly from its burrow. The hungry reptile is leaving its underground home to search for a meal of eggs. If the gila monster is successful, it will eat a huge breakfast then return to its burrow and not emerge again for several months! Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of its young audience, this colorful, fact-filled volume gives readers a chance not only to learn, but also to develop their powers of observation and critical thinking. Activities, such as describing the gila monster to a friend and discussing critical thinking questions, give readers a chance to gain insights beyond the facts and figures. From taking a peek as baby gila monsters hatch from their eggs, to seeing the animal use its tongue to smell for food, this book makes learning about the habits and habitat of these secretive creatures an enjoyable, satisfying experience.
