Seals
From the Series Oceans Alive
Did you know that there is a seal bigger than a car? The elephant seal is the biggest kind of seal. This book teaches beginning readers about the many kinds of seals and how they live in water and on land.
Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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Reading Level | Kindergarten |
Copyright | 2007 |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Bellwether Media |
Imprint | Blastoff! Readers |
Series | Oceans Alive |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Lexile | 490 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Level | 2.6 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz | Q42478 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Points | 1.0 |
ISBN | 9781600140563 |
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Title Format | Reinforced book |
Release Date | 2007-08-01 |
Author | Colleen Sexton |
Dewey | 599.79 |
Guided Reading Level | G |
ATOS Reading Level | 1.7 |
Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 113653 |
Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
School Library Journal
“Simple sentences in large print are combined with bright, colorful underwater photographs in these easy readers. Starting with a brief explanation, such as “Sea dragons are a kind of fish,” information is provided on where these creatures are found (“Most seals live along the ocean shore”); specific body parts (“A stingray has eyes on the top of its body”); how they protect themselves (“Sea anemones hide clown fish from other fish”); and what they eat (“A stingray eats fish, worms, shrimp, and clams”). The books include a reference to FactSurfer.com. On most pages, more than three fourths of the page is covered with an eye-catching photo; some pictures are full spreads. These titles help to introduce the marine world to the very young in a pleasant yet educational manner. For more information, try Miriam Gross’s The Sea Dragon and The Stingray (both Rosen, 2006), which also have great photos. Doe Boyle’s Coral Reef Hideaway: The Story of the Clown Anemonefish (1995) and Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld’s Seal Pup Grows Up (1994, both Soundprints) are both kid-appealing standbys with true-to-life illustrations and information in a story format.”