| Author | : Susan K. Mitchell |
| Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2008-07-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780766032927 |
Learn about the weapons that different animals have to protect themselves from predators.
Animals with Awesome Armor
| Author | : Susan K. Mitchell |
| Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2008-07-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780766032965 |
Learn how animals such as armadillos and crabs protect themselves from predators.
When Lunch Fights Back
| Author | : Rebecca L. Johnson |
| Publisher | : Millbrook Press |
| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 2020-08-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1728412668 |
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. ThenWHAM!the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The octopus shrinks back, defeated. That wasn't such an easy meal after all . . . In nature, good defenses can mean the difference between surviving a predator's attack and becoming its lunch. Some animals rely on sharp teeth and claws or camouflage. But that's only the beginning. Meet creatures with some of the strangest defenses known to science. How strange? Hagfish that can instantaneously produce oodles of gooey, slippery slime; frogs that poke their own toe bones through their skin to create claws; young birds that shoot streams of stinking poop; and more.
Animals with Crafty Camouflage
| Author | : Susan K. Mitchell |
| Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2008-07-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780766032910 |
Learn about animals that blend in with their surroundings to avoid predators.
Animal Body-Part Regenerators
| Author | : Susan K. Mitchell |
| Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2008-07-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780766032958 |
"Readers will learn about animals that can re-grow parts of their bodies, such as tails and legs"--Provided by publisher.
Gotcha Again for Guys!
| Author | : Kathleen A. Baxter |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2010-10-19 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 159884377X |
Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.
Super Skin: Spines, Quills, and Plates
| Author | : Madeleine Fortescue |
| Publisher | : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP |
| Total Pages | : 26 |
| Release | : 2016-07-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1482444259 |
Some species of porcupines have 30,000 quills. Sea horses have bony plates to make them less appetizing, and a sea urchins spines may be 1 foot (30 cm) long and venomous. These animals are definitely equipped to survive in their native habitats, much to the disappointment of their predators! In this lively volume, young zoologists will learn about various types of body coverings that help creatures, such as the echidna and the pangolin, stay alive. Photographs of animals in action and a graphic organizer further reinforce the importance of adaptations in the wild.
The Secret Life of Dog Catchers
| Author | : Shirley Zindler |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012-12-31 |
| Genre | : Animal rescue |
| ISBN | : 9781481839211 |
The heartwarming true story of the demanding and rewarding life of an animal control officer, wife and mother. Her passion to make a difference shines through during exciting animal rescues and funny situations to scary police raids and gang encounters. The story is told with warmth, humor and most of all compassion for mans best friend and the other animals and people that make up her world. Follow along as the author adopts and trains a wild mustang and a terrified Great Dane and deals with the trials and triumphs of of the job. Attempts to balance career and home life will leave you with a smile. Animal lovers of all kinds will enjoy this entertaining and joyful book.
Our Dumb Animals
| Author | : George Thorndike Angell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 398 |
| Release | : 1922 |
| Genre | : Animal welfare |
| ISBN | : |
