Desert Mammals (True Books: Animals) [Paperback]

Elaine Landau (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: True Books: Animals

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 1-3--These two titles are well presented and colorful. Large type and simple texts accompany vivid, full-color photos of the animals and their surroundings. A brief overview of the habitat is followed by a two- or three-page look at some of the mammals found there. Desert discusses camels, kangaroo rats, Pallid bats, antelope jack rabbits, and addaxes, while Grasslands describes African elephants, prairie dogs, giraffes, aardvarks, and kangaroos. Bibliographies include Web sites and CD-ROM titles about related subjects, but the information about the CD-ROMs is vague and the products might be difficult to locate. Because of the general nature of these titles, report writers will need to seek additional information elsewhere. Attractive but supplemental purchases.

Ellen M. Riordan, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD

Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Elaine Landau is the author of several nonfiction books for children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0516260979
• ISBN-13: 978-0516260976
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Animals > Mammals > Nonfiction

More About the Author

I'm a children's book author and writing coach who loves both children and books. I've never been much of a fiction fan, I've spent my time both reading and writing nonfiction. I live in tropical Miami with my husband and son who are nonfiction lovers as well.