Lion Vs Gazelle (Predator Vs Prey) - Softcover

Mary Meinking Chambers Mary Meinking Chambers Mary Meinking

4.6

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9781406221350: Lion Vs Gazelle (Predator Vs Prey)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140622135X ISBN 13: 9781406221350

Publisher: Raintree, 2012

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This series takes a high-interest angle on classic match-ups between hunters and the hunted. Each book will take a look at the features of each animal that make them particularly suited to catch (or evade!) the others.

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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

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