Large, captivating photographs fill this delightful new book for primary students on the basic facts of bear cubs. Children will be amazed to discover how tiny a bear is when it is born! Easy to read text provides brief, simple descriptions of the parts of a cub's body, how the mother bear cares for her cubs, the different kinds of habitats in which different bears live, how some bears sleep during winter, and how bears find their food.
This book is suitable for ages 4 to 8 years. Whether they are big cats in the wild or little cats in the home, all cats start their lives as kittens or cubs. This enchanting new book for primary students focuses mainly on the cubs of wild cats. Basic cub facts are briefly and simply explained, including how they are born, their bodies, fur, and senses, what makes them a mammal and vertebrate, and how cubs learn to hunt by playing. Children will love the entertaining photographs of baby cats playing together and being cared for by their mother.
Baby animals must know how to stay alive. The most important things every baby needs to know is how to find food and how to avoid predators. Baby predators wrestle and fight each other as a way of learning to hunt, and some baby ducks and swans ride on their mothers’ backs until they are ready to swim on their own. This fun book provides a good lead-in discussing what children need to know and learn, such as ways to stay healthy and safe.
Children will be amazed by images of many kinds of baby carnivores that belong to a group of mammals with sharp teeth and claws. Fascinating text explains how baby carnivores are cared for by their mothers and how they learn to hunt. Young readers will learn about the food chain and where dogs, cats, bears, seals, weasels, meerkats, and other animals live.
Close-up images of baby animals highlight the basic facts about different kinds of mammals, such as hoofed mammals, elephants, rodents, rabbits, marsupials, and primates. Children will learn about the bodies of mammals, the kinds of foods they eat, and how they are raised by their mothers after they are born. The books also show how mammals survive in different habitats.
Butterflies are the most beautiful insects, and this latest Crabtree title shows these colorful creatures in all their glory! The book starts with the stages of metamorphosis from egg to wormlike caterpillar to pupa, and finally, to a magnificent butterfly. It then introduces some caterpillars and butterflies and asks children to notice their similarities and differences. The book then challenges children to guess which caterpillars would change into which butterflies.
This title is suitable for the children of ages 6 to 8 years. This book introduces dogs in the wild: how they are born, what makes them mammals, and how their mothers care for them and teach them how to hunt. Wild pups include wolves, foxes, dingoes, jackals, coyotes, and dholes. The pictures of these baby dogs are too wonderful for words! Children will love learning about these adorable candid carnivores.
Tadpoles to Frogs looks at the life cycle of pond frogs and tree frogs, with amazing photographs following their metamorphosis from tadpoles to adult amphibian. This title is so much more than just another life-cycle book!
This title is suitable for children of ages 6 to 8 years. Reptiles range in size from as small as a human thumbnail to the length of two average cars parked from end to end. The most popular reptiles of all, dinosaurs, were even bigger! This informative book presents the most important information about reptiles, showing wonderful photographs of the baby versions of these animals. Topics cover in this title include: what are reptiles; different kinds of reptiles; what are vertebrates; reptile life cycles; reptile senses; and, reptile diets. Young students will love learning about these animals at the cutest stage of their lives.
Children will love learning about these cute members of the dog family. Easy-to-understand text and appealing photos show the different parts of a wolf’s body, where wolves live, how babies are cared for by their mothers, and how they are raised in a pack, or family. A fun activity asks readers to identify which photos on the page are of wolves and which are not.