Publisher Description

Presenting turtles, lizards, snakes, alligators, and crocodiles! Reptiles is a photo-filled animal-science reference book for young readers and browsers. Not only will kids discover basic topics such as habitat, anatomy, and diet, but they'll also be treated to close-up looks at Komodo dragons and the SuperCroc--all written in a clear, concise way.

Author Biography

Janet Riehecky is a longtime writer for children. She has worked as a high school English teacher, a college professor, and a children's book editor. Her 24 volume series Dinosaurs! won the Summit Award for Best Children's Nonfiction, presented by the Society of Midland Authors, and her Tasmanian Tiger was a Junior Library Guild selection. Janet loves to collect dinosaur bones. On a dig in western Colorado, she dug up the first bone found of a brand new dinosaur, the Mymoorapelta.

Table of Contents

What are reptiles? -- Part by part -- Getting into groups -- Simply snakes -- Lots of lizards -- Circle of life -- Discovering the world -- Home, sweet home -- Let's eat -- Part of the chain -- Move it -- Staying safe -- Endangered! -- Reptile records -- Fun facts.

Review

These ambitious series entries provide a general overview of the animal kingdom. . . .Logical organization and creatively varied layouts help make the text accessible. . . .Plenty of factual and visual content to engage readers...-- "School Library Journal"

Review Quote

These ambitious series entries provide a general overview of the animal kingdom. . . .Logical organization and creatively varied layouts help make the text accessible. . . .Plenty of factual and visual content to engage readers...

Promotional "Headline"

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., a close look at what a Super Croc was) for maximum kid appeal, text for the 80+ terms is factual yet concise so as not to overwhelm young readers

Feature

Caption(s), Heading(s)/Subheading(s), More Resources/Suggestions for Further Reading, Photograph(s), Pronunciation Guide, Table of Contents

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