Black Mambas

by Julie Murray

Overview

This title focuses on Black Mamba snakes and gives information related to their habitats, bodies, food, and life cycles. The title is complete with beautiful, full-color photographs, leveled text, and plenty of fun and informative facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards, Dash is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532120718
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/15/2017
Series:	Slithering Snakes
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	6 - 7 Years

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2018
K-Gr 2—Snake profiles aimed at beginning readers offer a handful of very basic facts. Relying on one or two short, simple sentences per spread, Murray describes physical characteristics, such as scales, fangs, size, and colors, as well as habitat, prey, and life expectancy. The direct language is appropriate for early readers and briefly covers the most notable qualities of each snake. Well-chosen photographs inject some liveliness. Most images fill the spread, showing the snakes in a variety of situations. Close-ups highlight key features, such as the eyes of the boomslang or the black mamba's fangs. The majority of the books provide an image of the snake preying upon other animals. VERDICT Strong selections for new readers of nonfiction.

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