Outside and inside kangaroos - Softcover

Markle, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439219647 ISBN 13: 9780439219648

Publisher: Scholastic, 2000

Synopsis

How can a kangaroo jump nearly nine meters (twenty-seven feet) in one bound? What happens when a kangaroo's teeth wear out from grinding up plants? How can a kangaroo baby survive when it's no bigger than a bumblebee at birth? Outside and Inside Kangaroos answers all these questions and many others. With stunning color photographs of kangaroos -- from developing babies to adults -- and 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 kangaroos -- from the inside out!

About this title

About the Author

Sandra Markle is the author of more than four dozen nonfiction books for children. Noted for making abstract concepts easily understood, Markle's books engage readers with their conversational tone and hands-on approach to science. Ms. Markle is a former elementary science teacher who travels frequently to school systems throughout the United States. She works with both students and teachers, helping them discover the special fun of investigating science concepts and tackling problem-solving situations. In addition, her expertise at making science discovery accessible and fun has put her in demand as a consultant. She helped produce the PBS series Featherby's Fables, timely science specials at CNN, and a special series of classroom materials published by Children's Television Workshop. Most recently, Ms. Markle directed development of the Kit & Kaboodle Curriculum, a highly interactive elementary science curriculum delivered via the Internet.

Ms. Markle now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two children.

From Library Journal

Grade 3-6-Markle does her usual thorough job in this discussion about kangaroos: the different types; how their bones, muscles, and tails enable them to jump; and how their physiology helps them live in the desert heat. In an engaging style, she describes how and what these animals eat and digest. She discusses their social organization and how they mate and raise their young. The life cycle, from embryo up to the day a joey first leaves its mother's pouch, is shown. As with the other titles in the series, the book is illustrated with clear, full-color photos showing the inside as well as the outside of the animal. It is unfortunate that there is no note for children on how they were taken, as some of them look like the animal might have been dissected. Nevertheless, there is much information for reports or for browsers here. A "Looking Back" section asks readers to look again at some of the photos and offers additional information about what is going on in them.
Sally Bates Goodroe, Harris County Public Library, Houston, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0439219647
• ISBN 13: 9780439219648
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40