Some Snakes Spit Their Poison and Other Amazing Facts About Snakes (I Didn't Know That) - Hardcover

Llewellyn, Claire

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761305610 ISBN 13: 9780761305613

Publisher: Copper Beech Books, 1997

Synopsis

Provides information about different kinds of snakes, their physical characteristics, habits, and behavior

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Grade 2-4?A poison-spitting cobra and an astronaut floating through the black void of space leap off the covers of these books to draw in young readers. Each double-page spread of text is surrounded by a colorful border and a set of facts. Differing typefaces with the phrase "I didn't know that," printed in a wavy line, give visual punch to the pages of these informative titles that use a number of techniques to attract readers: true-and-false questions, search-and-find boxes, and insets. Even with all these techniques in play, the pages do not appear cluttered. Each book includes a project or activity?making a yogurt-container snake and an oxygen experiment, respectively. Much of the text in both offerings is printed white on black or black on color, giving it a bold look. Snakes includes basic facts about life span, food, reproduction, and the largest and smallest of species, while Moon includes information on space exploration, rocket stages, and life in space. Fun and facts in a colorful format that's sure to attract browsers.?Kathryn Kosiorek, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn, OH
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Copper Beech Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761305610
• ISBN 13: 9780761305613
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Phillips Francis, Thompson Ian
• Number of pages: 32