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Living in the Wild: Big Cats series.
This leveled text for early readers covers lion behavior, adaptations, defenses, life cycle, and habitat. The close-up, high-resolution photos showcase these big cats in action and at rest. The book is slight, but the uncluttered design and accessible text will appeal to reluctant or struggling readers. Vocabulary words are printed in bold and defined in a glossary. Reading list. Ind.
24 pp.
| Amicus High Interest
| September, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60753-604-8$18.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-60753-644-4
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K-3
Wild Cats series.
Books in this series offer basic information about the behavior, habitats, young, and special skills and features of wild cats. Rudimentary facts (some both general and narrow in scope: "Tigers hunt deer and cows") are presented in short definitive sentences. Colorful photos and "Like a Housecat?" comparison sidebars add interest. A succinct fact page is appended. There are four other fall 2014 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review includes these Wild Cats titles: Jaguars, Leopards, Lynx, and Tigers.
24 pp.
| Amicus High Interest
| September, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60753-605-5$18.95
|
EbookISBN 978-1-60753-645-1
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K-3
Wild Cats series.
Books in this series offer basic information about the behavior, habitats, young, and special skills and features of wild cats. Rudimentary facts (some both general and narrow in scope: "Tigers hunt deer and cows") are presented in short definitive sentences. Colorful photos and "Like a Housecat?" comparison sidebars add interest. A succinct fact page is appended. There are four other fall 2014 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review includes these Wild Cats titles: Jaguars, Leopards, Lynx, and Tigers.
24 pp.
| Amicus High Interest
| September, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60753-602-4$18.95
|
EbookISBN 978-1-60753-642-0
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K-3
Wild Cats series.
Books in this series offer basic information about the behavior, habitats, young, and special skills and features of wild cats. Rudimentary facts (some both general and narrow in scope: "Tigers hunt deer and cows") are presented in short definitive sentences. Colorful photos and "Like a Housecat?" comparison sidebars add interest. A succinct fact page is appended. There are four other fall 2014 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review includes these Wild Cats titles: Jaguars, Leopards, Lynx, and Tigers.
24 pp.
| Amicus High Interest
| September, 2014
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-60753-601-7$18.95
|
EbookISBN 978-1-60753-641-3
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K-3
Wild Cats series.
Books in this series offer basic information about the behavior, habitats, young, and special skills and features of wild cats. Rudimentary facts (some both general and narrow in scope: "Tigers hunt deer and cows") are presented in short definitive sentences. Colorful photos and "Like a Housecat?" comparison sidebars add interest. A succinct fact page is appended. There are four other fall 2014 books in this series. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review includes these Wild Cats titles: Jaguars, Leopards, Lynx, and Tigers.
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4-6
Living in the Wild: Big Cats series.
These volumes introduce two species of big cats. The texts are detailed but somewhat dry, with glossary terms in bold, and cover everything from scientific classification to habitat to animal behavior and conservation efforts. Captioned color photos, charts, and text boxes provide supplemental information. More useful for project research than pleasure reading. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Living in the Wild: Big Cats titles: Cheetahs and Lions.