Synopsis
How can an alligator swim swiftly with its short, stubby legs? How can it open its big mouth and grab prey underwater without getting water in its lungs? Why would an alligator guard a big mound of plants and mud?
"Outside and Inside Alligators" answers these questions and many others. With stunning color photographs of developing alligator babies as well as their huge parents and with clear, accessible text, Sandra Markle invites children to learn all about these unique and fascinating creatures.
Curious young readers will delight in this close look at alligators -- from the inside out!
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Grade 3-6-Beginning with an enthusiastic, "Alligators are amazing!," Markle drives home her point in this accessible and visually appealing introduction. Writing in the second person, she places the animals on a more immediate, personal level for readers as in the comment, "You have twenty-four back bones; an alligator has sixty-five." Large, full-color photographs abound, enhancing every page. Close-up pictures of the animal's stomach and its contents, along with other internal organs, have a certain gross appeal. They are offset by delightful photographs of hatchlings and a gator mom nose to nose with her baby. Unbroken by chapter divisions, the text will draw browsers and report writers alike. Phyllis Perry's Crocodilians (Watts, 1997) offers much the same information and includes habitat maps. Markle's appealing title won't sit on library shelves for long.
Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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