Clinging Sea Horses (Pull Ahead Books ― Animals) - Softcover

Jango-Cohen, Judith

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9780822537670: Clinging Sea Horses (Pull Ahead Books ― Animals)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822537672 ISBN 13: 9780822537670

Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™, 2000

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Do you know why sea horses cling to underwater objects with their tails? Or did you know that sea horses grow in a pouch on their father's body, not their mother's? In Clinging Sea Horses, readers will learn the techniques sea horses use to stay alive. Stunning underwater photography brings to life the incredible lives of these unique fish.

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About the Author:

Judith Jango-Cohen's career began in the classroom, where she created lessons to excite her students' interest in science. Eleven years later, after the birth of her two children, she turned to writing full time. Her adventures as a naturalist and photographer have inspired her forty-two books, which cover an assortment of subjects from Bionics to Ben Franklin and from ladybugs to librarians. Besides researching and writing books, Judith also writes science news stories for Scholastic classroom magazines.

As a former teacher, Judith loves visiting classrooms and libraries to share her stories as a writer/photographer and to help children learn to express themselves through poetry and prose. She also enjoys meeting teachers and librarians when she presents programs at conferences.

Judith's titles have been selected for the Children's Choices Reading List by the IRA/CBC, recommended by the National Science Teacher’s Association, chosen for the Children's Literature Choice List, named a Notable Social Studies Trade Book by the NCSS/CBC, and selected as Best Children's Books of the Year by the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-3-A simple introduction to an engaging, unusual fish. The easy-to-read text includes facts about the creatures' behavior, habitats, and physical characteristics. The male's egg pouch and his production of live young are described, but no mention is made of the female's placing of the eggs in the pouch during mating. Numerous full-color photos capture the eye. A range map for North America and part of Mexico and a diagram of the external parts of a male sea horse complete the package. This book is somewhat simpler than Elaine Landau's Sea Horses (Children's, 1999) and Rebecca Stefoff's Sea Horse (Benchmark, 1996), but is geared to the same audience.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY

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