Amazing Snakes! (I Can Read Level 2) - Hardcover

Thomson, Sarah L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060544627 ISBN 13: 9780060544621

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2006

Synopsis

Featuring stunning full-color photographs from the Wildlife Conservation Society, this is the latest title in an exciting I Can Read Book series that takes readers into the amazing world of animals. The series explores the amazing animals that share our world and how we can help them survive.

If you were a snake, you could . . .

• sleep all winter!
• grow as long as a school bus!
• swallow your food whole!
• crawl out of your skin!

Amazing Snakes! is the fifth paperback edition in our exciting series of nonfiction Level 2 I Can Read Books, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

About this title

About the Author

Sarah L. Thomson is the author of Stars and Stripes: The Story of the American Flag, a Nebraska Golden Sower Award finalist; all the Wildlife Conservation Society I Can Read Books, including Amazing Tigers!, winner of an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award; and What Lincoln Said, written with "admirable simplicity" (ALA Booklist). Sarah lives in Portland, Maine.

From the Back Cover

Amazing Snakes! is the fifth title in an award–winning series of I Can Read Books that features photographs from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), one of the world's most esteemed wildlife conservation organizations. The exceptional writing and design of the I Can Read Books–paired with WCS's global research and conservation efforts, educational programs, and stunning color photographs–make this a standout series for children, caregivers, and teachers!

Reviews

Grade 1-3–Clear color photos accompany an informative text in this easy reader. Habitats, physiology, hunting patterns, and prey are touched on, as is the snake's place in the animal kingdom and the effect human development has on these slithery reptiles. Similar in reading level to Lucille Recht Penner's more informative S-S-Snakes! (Random, 1994) and Patricia Lauber's nicely crafted Snakes Are Hunters (HarperCollins, 1989), this book will help fill the incessant demands for simple nonfiction on a popular topic.–Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
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K-Gr. 2. From the I Can Read Book series, this colorful volume, created in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society, discusses the physical characteristics and typical behaviors of snakes as well as their place in the world. Simply written but precise, the text covers basic information succinctly. Thomson offers a particularly memorable image when she informs children that if their mouths and bodies were like a snake's, they "could swallow a watermelon." Clear, colorful, well-focused photos offer close-up views of snakes in action. Short and informative, for independent reading or for sharing with younger children. Carolyn Phelan
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Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060544627
• ISBN 13: 9780060544621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32