Amphibians

by Emma Bernay, Emma Carlson Berne

Overview

Shine the science spotlight on frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians! Organized by reference topics such as habitat, anatomy, and diet, Amphibians introduces young readers and browsers to these water-dependent animals through vibrant full-color photos and concise, factual text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515739265
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	My First Animal Kingdom Encyclopedias
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.25(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	IG490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Emma Carlson Berne has written more than a dozen books for children and young adults, including teen romance novels, biographies, and history books. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, Aaron, her son, Henry, and her dog, Holly.

Emma Carlson Berne has written numerous historical and biographical books for children and young adults, as well as young adult fiction. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two sons.

Emma Carlson Berne has written more than a dozen books for children and young adults, including teen romance novels, biographies, and history books. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, Aaron, her son, Henry, and her dog, Holly.

Emma Carlson Berne has written numerous historical and biographical books for children and young adults, as well as young adult fiction. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two sons.

Table of Contents

What are amphibians? — Getting into groups — Home, sweet home — Super special skin — From egg to adult — Sleeping and waking — Dinner time — Featuring frogs — Salamander spotlight — Celebrating caecilians — Totally toads — Weird and wonderful — Amphibians and the world — Fun facts.

Interviews

full-color photos for nearly every encyclopedia entry (organized topically) appeal especially to preK-2 readers and browsers, basic-fact categories related to species are included (e.g., life cycles, anatomy, defenses) to cover Common Core science standards but so are unique-facts categories (e.g., weird and wonderful amphibians) for maximum kid appeal, text for the 80+ terms is factual yet concise so as not to overwhelm young readers