Fish: A 4D Book

by Melissa Higgins

Overview

Did you know that electric eels can make 800 volts of electricity? Meet giant arapaimas, hungry piranhas, and other fascinating fish at the Smithsonian National Zoo in these first books reviewed by Smithsonian experts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781977117557
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	05/01/2019
Series:	Little Zoologist
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	33 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Melissa Higgins has written more than 100 fiction and nonfiction books for children, including titles for the Capstone imprints Pebble, Pebble Plus, Picture Window, Snap, and Stone Arch. Her books have received medals from the Independent Publisher Book Awards and the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. Before becoming a full-time writer, Melissa worked as a school counselor and had a private counseling practice. When not reading or writing, she enjoys hiking and taking photographs in the Arizona desert where she lives with her husband and two shy kitties. You can visit Melissa’s website (www.mghiggins.com) to learn more about her books.

Table of Contents

The Nation's Zoo 4

Arapaima 6

Banded Leporinus 8

Black Pacu 10

Channel Catfish 12

Electric Eel 14

Flagtail Characin 16

Freshwater StingRay 18

Japanese koi 20

Plecostomus 22

Red-Bellied Piranha 24

Silver Arowana 26

Twig Catfish 28

Glossary 30

Critical Thinking Questions 31

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Meets Next Generation Science Standards related to life science and animal classification; books reviewed by Smithsonian experts; information provided in multiple ways to encourage learning, including main text, bold and colorful images, separate facts, sidebars, and graphic organizers; quotes from experts; critical thinking questions to promote discussion; part of the popular Smithsonian Little Explorer brand;