Walruses

by Julie Murray

Overview

Swim through the Arctic waters with the walrus! Engaging text and oversized, striking photos invite readers to travel to the Arctic Circle and learn about the walrus's body structure, diet, life cycle, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense. Simple, labeled maps highlight the animal's home territory. Background information about the Arctic is also given, as well as threats to the walrus's survival. The book closes with a page of kid-friendly facts. Readers are left with a deeper understanding of this amazing and fragile region and the incredible walrus! Table of contents, glossary, and index included.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617838026
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Series:	Arctic Animals Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	660L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2013
Gr 3–5—Each title starts out with a spread that explains what and where the Arctic region is then breaks off into its featured topic. Maps show where the creatures live. The texts are presented in a large font and the sentences are short. Spreads have different colored backgrounds, a layout that works well, except when black print is superimposed on dark blue. "Uncovered!" text boxes reveal additional information ("Snowy owls migrate if food becomes hard to find. They also migrate if the weather gets too cold or snowy"). The captioned photos display many clear action shots (e.g., a snowy owl about to pounce on a hapless rodent). Only a few photos are gory-such as one of a polar devouring a seal. A "Wow!" page finishes off each volume with a few more facts. Despite the busyness, this series is terrific for students interested in animals.

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