Classification (Life Processes (2nd Edition)) [Paperback]

Holly Wallace (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Life Processes (2nd Edition)

Discover the classification system scientists use to identify and name living things so each particular organism can be categorized all over the world. Learn that scientists discover hundreds of new species every year totaling about 2 million species of living things. Explore the fascinating world of living things, including the processes that keep animals and plants alive, and how people study them. Fact boxes that introduce the most amazing plants and animals are featured in this book along with colorful photographs that show the incredible diversity of life. This book includes a glossary and resources for further research.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7-Concise introductions to the ways in which organisms adapt to environmental changes and to the scientific classification of plants and animals. The books have the same format: 13 double-page topical entries, each with several one-paragraph items; numerous captioned color photographs, diagrams, and charts; and interesting boxed "Did you know?" items. Survival looks at fossil evidence of changing conditions and explores scientific ideas on how organisms have evolved over time to survive and produce the wide variety of life on Earth today. Topics include speciation, survival of species under extreme conditions, species that have upset the natural balance of environments, the origin of new species, prehistoric life and fossil evidence of extinction, convergent and divergent evolution, and present-day threats to organisms and efforts to protect endangered species. Classification considers the system used by scientists to name and classify organisms; identifies the five kingdoms of living things; and very briefly introduces plants without flowers, flowering plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates.
Carolyn Angus, The Claremont Graduate School, CA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

From Booklist

Easy to read and effortless to follow, this well-organized volume from the Life Processes series uses different-sized fonts, beautiful color photographs, and shaded fact boxes to condense basic information about the kingdom classifications that organize living things. Initial pages define classification and describe concisely the five kingdoms. The main text distinguishes among 10 plant and animal classifications, then provides further elaboration of mammals with an expanded section. With simple sentence structure and well-chosen words, the book makes its explanations clear. The notably fine photos are carefully selected and sized appropriately for the page. "Did You Know?" fact boxes add trivia that correlates directly with the text, and classification charts make succinct references to subcategories of each classification. The appended resources are slight, but the glossary is thorough. Roger Leslie
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree; Rev Upd edition (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403488525
• ISBN-13: 978-1403488527
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.6 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,254,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)