What Is a Primate? (Science of Living Things) [Library Binding]

Bobbie Kalman (Author), Heather Levigne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1999 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Science of Living Things

Young readers will go bananas for What is a Primate? From the lemurs of Madagascar to the gentle gorillas of Africa, this book describes the reproduction, communication, feeding, and complex social structures of these amazing animals.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Grade 3-5-This slim introduction does a so-so job. Double-page spreads incorporate tiny sound bites of information organized in captioned paragraphs and attractive full-color photos accompanied by boxed captions. The two-page chapters provide general information on primates and the different species including gorillas, gibbons, orangutans, chimpanzees, and bonobos. When readers are told "Our [primate] thumbs allow us to pick up and hold objects. Animals without opposable thumbs cannot do this," they may wonder about the manual dexterity of raccoons, and possibly parrots, whose clumsy looking claws can nimbly handle a slippery sunflower seed. Unfamiliar terms are emphasized in dark type, and are then defined in the text or the glossary. Consider instead Thane Maynard's slightly more difficult Primates (Watts, 1997). Informative, attractive, and well written, it includes all the data found in What Is a Primate? and more.
Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

The Science of Living Things series demonstrates that Bobbie Kalman and her staff have turned out yet another informative and finely produced series of books. . . . this whole series would make a welcome addition to the elementary school library -- Kay Lehr, Fort Rouge School, Manitoba, Jan. 1999

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Pub Co (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865059225
• ISBN-13: 978-0865059221
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,958,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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