Animal Bodies Up Close

Library Bound ISBN 978-0-7660-3889-9
$21.26

      Panther chameleons can move their eyes two ways at once.  One eye can look up as the other looks down.  Sea stars have hundreds of feet on the bottom of each arm.  These tiny feet help them hold onto rocks.  Hippopotamuses have ears on top of their heads instead of on the sides of their heads.  This helps them keep cool by staying underwater while still being able to hear.  Polar bears have the best sense of smell on Earth.  Their noses can sniff a dead seal from twenty miles away.  The blue-tailed skink lizard uses its tail for protection.  When being attacked they make their vibrant tail fall off so they can run away.  A penguin’s tongue is covered with spikes.  These spikes keep fish from sliding out of their mouths.

     

     These are just some of the interesting facts packed into Enslow’s Animal Bodies Up Close series authored by Melissa Stewart.  Each title in the series focuses on one particular animal body part and shows how different animals use that part in unique ways.  Titles in this series include:  Amazing Eyes Up Close, Fantastic Feet Up Close, Incredible Ears Up Close, Nifty Noses Up Close, Talented Tails Up Close, and Terrific Tongues Up Close.  The color illustrations and simple text is great for young readers from Kindergarten through grade 3 and will surely engage them in learning more about these astonishing animal body parts!

New Series: Which Animal is Which?

Some animals are easily confused. In our new series Which Animal is Which? students can join in solving the guessing game of which animal is which. These titles support the K–4 National Science Education Standards Science for Science as Inquiry. Titles in the series include:

Is it an Alligator or Crocodile? Readers may be surprised to learn just how different these two animals are.

 Is it a Butterfly or Moth? What's the difference? Students will learn to indentify these animals using critical thinking skills.

Is it a Frog or Toad? One is thin and the other is fat. Readers will learn which is which.

Is it an Insect or Spider? scurrying across the floor? By taking a closer look at bugs, readers will be able to tell the difference.

One has wet skin and the other has dry skin. So is it a Salamander or Lizard? Readers will find plenty of tips for telling a salamander from lizard.

They both live in the ocean. They are both large, gray, and eat fish. Is it a Shark or Dolphin? Author Melissa Stewart's text paired with stunning underwater photography shows readers just how different these two animals really are.

Young readers love books about animals and we guarantee these will fly off the library shelf. These easy-to-read titles are great for improving critical thinking skills through comparing, contrasting, indentifying, and observing. Superb full-page color, side-by-side photos appear on every spread so that readers can visually compare the animals' differences.