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24 pp.
| ABDO
| January, 2015
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-62403-275-2$15.95
(4)
K-3
SandCastle: Zoo Animals series.
Beginning readers will find these first nonfiction books accessible. Each entry follows the same formula: six chapters cover one or two facts about familiar zoo animals, including physical features, diet, and behaviors in captivity vs. in the wild. Like a zoo visit, the stock photos provide up-close views of wild animals. "Fast Facts" extend the superficial information; a true-false quiz tests comprehension. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Zoo Animals titles: Bears, Lions, Monkeys, and Tigers.
24 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-62403-273-8$15.95
(4)
K-3
SandCastle: Zoo Animals series.
Beginning readers will find these first nonfiction books accessible. Each entry follows the same formula: six chapters cover one or two facts about familiar zoo animals, including physical features, diet, and behaviors in captivity vs. in the wild. Like a zoo visit, the stock photos provide up-close views of wild animals. "Fast Facts" extend the superficial information; a true-false quiz tests comprehension. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Zoo Animals titles: Bears, Lions, Monkeys, and Tigers.
24 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-62403-272-1$15.95
(4)
K-3
SandCastle: Zoo Animals series.
Beginning readers will find these first nonfiction books accessible. Each entry follows the same formula: six chapters cover one or two facts about familiar zoo animals, including physical features, diet, and behaviors in captivity vs. in the wild. Like a zoo visit, the stock photos provide up-close views of wild animals. "Fast Facts" extend the superficial information; a true-false quiz tests comprehension. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Zoo Animals titles: Bears, Lions, Monkeys, and Tigers.
24 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-62403-271-4$15.95
(4)
K-3
SandCastle: Zoo Animals series.
Beginning readers will find these first nonfiction books accessible. Each entry follows the same formula: six chapters cover one or two facts about familiar zoo animals, including physical features, diet, and behaviors in captivity vs. in the wild. Like a zoo visit, the stock photos provide up-close views of wild animals. "Fast Facts" extend the superficial information; a true-false quiz tests comprehension. Glos. Review covers these SandCastle: Zoo Animals titles: Bears, Lions, Monkeys, and Tigers.
24 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-62403-274-5$15.95
(4)
K-3
SandCastle: Zoo Animals series.
Beginning readers will find this first nonfiction book accessible. This entry follows the series formula: six chapters each cover one or two facts about the familiar animal, including physical features, diet, and behaviors in captivity vs. the wild. Like a zoo visit, the stock photos provide up-close views of these wild animals. "Fast Facts" extend the superficial information; a true-false quiz tests comprehension. Glos.
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo / Animales que veo en el zoológico series.
These bilingual books provide beginning readers (both Spanish-speaking and those learning Spanish) with an easy-to-read basic introduction to the titular zoo animal. Each double-page spread features one or two sentences of uninspired text (in both English and Spanish) and a full-page photograph. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo / Animales que veo en el zoológico titles: Bears / Los osos, Elephants / Los elefantes, and Giraffes / Las jirafas.
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo / Animales que veo en el zoológico series.
These bilingual books provide beginning readers (both Spanish-speaking and those learning Spanish) with an easy-to-read basic introduction to the titular zoo animal. Each double-page spread features one or two sentences of uninspired text (in both English and Spanish) and a full-page photograph. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo / Animales que veo en el zoológico titles: Bears / Los osos, Elephants / Los elefantes, and Giraffes / Las jirafas.
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo / Animales que veo en el zoológico series.
This bilingual book provides beginning readers (both Spanish-speaking and those learning Spanish) with an easy-to-read basic introduction to penguins in zoos. Each double-page spread features one or two sentences of uninspired text (in both English and Spanish) and a full-page photograph. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo / Animales que veo en el zoológico series.
These bilingual books provide beginning readers (both Spanish-speaking and those learning Spanish) with an easy-to-read basic introduction to the titular zoo animal. Each double-page spread features one or two sentences of uninspired text (in both English and Spanish) and a full-page photograph. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo / Animales que veo en el zoológico titles: Bears / Los osos, Elephants / Los elefantes, and Giraffes / Las jirafas.
24 pp.
| Gareth/Weekly
| September, 2002
|
LibraryISBN 0-8368-3274-4$$18.60
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo series.
In large type, each book in this series presents simple facts about the animal on the left page, with an acceptable color photo on the right. Though lacking depth, the books are appropriate to introduce the youngest readers to wild animals commonly held by zoos. Websites are listed in the bibliography. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo titles: Camels, Elephants, Hippos, Monkeys, Sea Lions, and Tigers.]
24 pp.
| Gareth/Weekly
| September, 2002
|
LibraryISBN 0-8368-3268-X$$18.60
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo series.
In large type, each book in this series presents simple facts about the animal on the left page, with an acceptable color photo on the right. Though lacking depth, the books are appropriate to introduce the youngest readers to wild animals commonly held by zoos. Websites are listed in the bibliography. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo titles: Camels, Elephants, Hippos, Monkeys, Sea Lions, and Tigers.]
24 pp.
| Gareth/Weekly
| September, 2002
|
LibraryISBN 0-8368-3267-1$$18.60
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo series.
In large type, each book in this series presents simple facts about the animal on the left page, with an acceptable color photo on the right. Though lacking depth, the books are appropriate to introduce the youngest readers to wild animals commonly held by zoos. Websites are listed in the bibliography. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo titles: Camels, Elephants, Hippos, Monkeys, Sea Lions, and Tigers.]
24 pp.
| Gareth/Weekly
| September, 2002
|
LibraryISBN 0-8368-3276-0$$18.60
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo series.
In large type, each book in this series presents simple facts about the animal on the left page, with an acceptable color photo on the right. Though lacking depth, the books are appropriate to introduce the youngest readers to wild animals commonly held by zoos. Websites are listed in the bibliography. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo titles: Camels, Elephants, Hippos, Monkeys, Sea Lions, and Tigers.]
24 pp.
| Gareth/Weekly
| September, 2002
|
LibraryISBN 0-8368-3270-1$$18.60
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo series.
In large type, each book in this series presents simple facts about the animal on the left page, with an acceptable color photo on the right. Though lacking depth, the books are appropriate to introduce the youngest readers to wild animals commonly held by zoos. Websites are listed in the bibliography. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo titles: Camels, Elephants, Hippos, Monkeys, Sea Lions, and Tigers.]
24 pp.
| Gareth/Weekly
| September, 2002
|
LibraryISBN 0-8368-3272-8$$18.60
(4)
K-3
Animals I See at the Zoo series.
In large type, each book in this series presents simple facts about the animal on the left page, with an acceptable color photo on the right. Though lacking depth, the books are appropriate to introduce the youngest readers to wild animals commonly held by zoos. Websites are listed in the bibliography. There are six other fall 2002 books in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Animals I See at the Zoo titles: Camels, Elephants, Hippos, Monkeys, Sea Lions, and Tigers.]
(4)
PS
Zoo Animals series.
Only the most superficial information is provided in this title on the nocturnal barn owl. Minimal effort has been put into the book: the photograph serving as the barn owl "map" only has three poorly labeled features; and the "picture glossary" is overly simplistic and confusing. Ind.
(4)
PS
Zoo Animals series.
Short, declarative sentences answer the question posed by each of nine two-page chapters' titles ("Where Do Alligators Live?", "What Do Alligators Eat?", etc.). Because the information is disseminated as stray (if interesting) facts versus in paragraph format, the text has a desultory quality, but the close-up color photos should be enough to snare readers' attention. Glos., ind.
(4)
PS
Zoo Animals series.
Each book in this series contains nine two-page chapters ("When Do Elephants Sleep?", "What Sounds Do Hippos Make?", etc.) made up of short, declarative sentences that answer the questions posed by each chapter's title. The dissemination of the facts in the text has a random quality, but the close-up color photos should be enough to snag readers' attention. There are five other fall 2002 books in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Zoo Animals titles: Elephant, Hippopotamus, Sea Lion, and Tiger.]
(4)
PS
Zoo Animals series.
Only the most superficial information is provided in these titles, each of which focuses on a particular nocturnal animal. Minimal effort has been put into the books, as generic photographs and lines of text are recycled throughout the series; the photographs serving as animal "maps" frequently have no more than three features labeled; and the "picture glossaries" are overly simplistic and confusing. Ind. [Review covers these What's Awake? titles: Bats, Coyotes, Opossums, Raccoons, Rats, and Skunks.]
(4)
PS
Zoo Animals series.
Only the most superficial information is provided in these titles, each of which focuses on a particular nocturnal animal. Minimal effort has been put into the books, as generic photographs and lines of text are recycled throughout the series; the photographs serving as animal "maps" frequently have no more than three features labeled; and the "picture glossaries" are overly simplistic and confusing. Ind. [Review covers these What's Awake? titles: Bats, Coyotes, Opossums, Raccoons, Rats, and Skunks.]