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Moira Butterfield, illustrated by Tim Hutchinson
This lift-the-flap book explores animal-built homes and the ways they are made. Foldout pages and flaps reveal the variety of places animals live, including homes high above the ground, underground, on land, and beneath the sea. It focuses on animal architects and the diversity of their structures, inviting readers to look inside different kinds of creature homes.
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Animal JournalJuan Carlos AlonsoAnimal Journal explores the diversity of land mammals around the world. Its subject ranges across habitats, including the Amazon rain forest and African grasslands, and introduces animals such as North American grizzly bears and Australian kangaroos. The book combines illustrations with factual information and specific animal statistics. By moving between different regions and their terrestrial wildlife, it presents a broad look at mammals and the habitats in which they live.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Moonlight Crab CountDr. Neeti Bathala, Jennifer Keats Curtis, illustrated by Veronica V. JonesLeena, her mother, and their dog Bobie volunteer each summer to count horseshoe crabs at their beach. On a night by the shore, they survey crabs that have come to mate and lay eggs. Their work is part of a citizen-science effort to conserve these ancient animals. The story combines a family’s summer activity with facts about horseshoe crabs and their conservation.Winning TitlesLexile Text Measure AD780LATOS Book Level 3.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
It Starts With a SeedLaura Knowles, illustrated by Jennie WebberIt Starts With a Seed traces a tree’s life cycle through seasons and years. A seed becomes a seedling, then a sapling and a young tree, before growing into a large tree with spreading branches and roots. As it grows, squirrels, rabbits, butterflies, and owls make their homes there. Poetic text, illustrations, and an endnote accompany this account of growth and woodland life.Winning TitlesLexile Text Measure 660LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details