Prairie Dogs
From the Series My First Sports
Loud barks carry across the grasslands. A predator is near! Prairie dogs rush into their burrows at the call. This low-level text shows how behaviors like these help prairie dogs survive in the grasslands biome. Features such as a diet graphic, a range map, and a conservation status bar support and add detail to the text. Young readers will love burrowing into the lives of prairie dogs with this fun title!
| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 1 |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| Genre | Leveled Readers, Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Bellwether Media |
| Imprint | Blastoff! Beginners |
| Series | Animals of the Grasslands |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| ISBN | 9781600144615 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2011-08-01 |
| Author | Ray McClellan |
| Features | Index, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 599.36 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Guided Reading Level | O |
| ATOS Reading Level | 3.5 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 139002 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Library Media Connection
Brightly colored and eye catching, this series is sure to be a popular choice for young readers. In addition to color photographs on each page, the text is divided into four sections. For example, Baseball contains What is Baseball?, The Basic Rules of Baseball, Baseball Equipment, and Baseball Today. Fun Facts are scattered throughout the pages in small bubbles. Words from the glossary are bolded in the text. The books also offer students a chance to learn more about the sport with suggestions of related books and information on the web at www.factsurfer.com. This highly appealing series will be a great addition to the sports section of both school and public libraries for younger children to read for their enjoyment and for beginning research. Glossary. Index. Recommended.