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Life in a Coral Reef

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Life in a Coral Reef

Contributors:

By (Author) Wendy Pfeffer

ISBN:

9780064452229

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

10th December 2009

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage: General interest
Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes
Educational: Sciences, general science

Dewey:

591.7789

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

40

Dimensions:

Width 201mm, Height 254mm, Spine 11mm

Weight:

160g

Description


Read and find out about coral reefs in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Coral reefs are some of the largest natural structures in the world, and they are created by tiny coral polyps no bigger than a grain of rice. This Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science bookintroduces readers to the amazing world of the coral reefs and the many marine animals who lived there.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

  • hands-on and visual
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Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

  • Entertain and educate at the same time
  • Have appealing, child-centered topics
  • Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
  • Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
  • Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
  • Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
  • Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
  • Meet national science education standards
  • Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
  • Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Author Bio

Wendy Pfeffer is the author of several titles in the Let's Read and Find Out Science series, including From Tadpole to Frog, What's It Like to Be a Fish, From Seed to Pumpkin, Sounds All Around, Light is All Around You, Wiggling Worms at Work, Dolphin Talk, and Life in a Coral Reef. She lives in Pennington. NJ and enjoys making author visits to schools. You can visit her online at www.author-illustrator-source.com/wendy-pfeffer.html.

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