Outside and Inside Rats and Mice - Hardcover

Markle, Sandra

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9780689823015: Outside and Inside Rats and Mice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689823010 ISBN 13: 9780689823015

Publisher: Atheneum, 2001

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What happens when a rat's tooth wears out from biting through really hard material, like wire? How can a mouse jump straight up nearly seven times its body length? How does a rat's long, naked tail help it regulate its body temperature? Outside and Inside Rats and Mice answers all these questions and many others. With stunning color photographs of rats and mice -- 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 rats and mice -- from the inside out!

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From School Library Journal:

Gr 3-5-A clearly written, vivid text combined with striking color photographs results in a fascinating study of these creatures. Emphasis is more on the outside-behavior, physical description, and environment-than on the inside of these animals. However, there is an informative section illustrated with an X ray and photographs from dissections discussing internal anatomy and physiology. The author effectively uses questions and answers to involve readers, and a section at the end of the book called "Looking Back" encourages them to analyze photographs and draw conclusions about what they read. This will be a useful source for reports and of interest to browsers.

Cynthia M. Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukie, OR

From Booklist:

Gr. 2-4. There's a lot of information in this new entry in Markle's ongoing series. Children will learn, for example, that some rats and mice can jump seven times their body length, that their huge front teeth can gnaw through bone or wire, and that they lose heat through their tails. Kids will also discover how the rodents fit in the chain of nature. The full-color, close-up photos are exceptionally good, and kids will enjoy revisiting them to answer the "Looking Back" questions at the end of the book. A combined glossary-index is appended. Shelley Townsend-Hudson
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