Wolf vs Elk (Read Me!: Predator vs Prey) - Hardcover

Meinking, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406218715 ISBN 13: 9781406218718

Publisher: Raintree, 2011

Synopsis

Who will win - the Hunter or the Hunted? These fascinating books explore the features of each animal that makes them particularly suited to catch or evade the other.

About this title

About the Author

Mary Meinking grew up in Iowa and went on to graduate from the University of Kansas, where she met her husband-to-be, Scott. They married and had two children, Brittany and Benjamin. She works as a graphic designer during the day but writes for children at night. Her non-fiction articles were published in a dozen different children's magazines. Mary's written over two dozen nonfiction books about arts and crafts, extreme jobs, animals, pop stars and history. When not working, writing or hanging out with her family, Mary enjoys doing arts and crafts, baking, gardening and traveling. To learn more about Mary visit her web site: www.MaryMeinking.com

Review

Snarling, biting, running, hiding, ripping teeth, sharp antlers, and slashing hooves... all of these terms are used, along with many others, in describing animals in the Predator vs. Prey series. Students in grades 35 will be intrigued by these books. Ea --NSTA Recommends

Opening with attention-grabbing drama""Teeth pierce! Tails splash!"" (Dolphin), ""Claws rip! Horns stab!"" (Lion)and using words like ""challenger,"" ""battle,"" and ""winner,"" each of these short texts presents a blow-by-blow encounter between a predator or gro --School Library Journal

This series has large color photographs, many of which are close-ups, showing the predator chasing its prey. Although the prey is sometimes caught and eaten, the pictures are not gruesome. Each of the books has unfamiliar words in bold. These words can al --Library Media Connection

Edition details

• Publisher: Raintree
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1406218715
• ISBN 13: 9781406218718
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32