King Cobras: Hooded Venomous Reptiles (Comparing Animal Traits)

by Rebecca E Hirsch (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Find out what a king cobra has in common with a water monitor. Learn what sets a king cobra apart from a Jackson's chameleon. Readers will compare and contrast key traits of king cobras--their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle--to similar and different reptiles. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a reptile and how reptiles are alike and different from each other.-- "Journal"
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Gr 3-5--Students can put their critical thinking skills to the test with these well-designed and accessible titles that make comparisons among different reptiles. Starting off with a quick overview of its subject, each book goes on to compare the highlighted animal to eight other related creatures, touching on standard topics such as diet, habitat, and behavior. Featuring a few charts and some eye-catching photographs, these selections are solid contenders in a saturated field.

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Students can put their critical thinking skills to the test with these well-designed and accessible titles that make comparisons among different reptiles. Starting off with a quick overview of its subject, each book goes on to compare the highlighted animal to eight other related creatures, touching on standard topics such as diet, habitat, and behavior. Featuring a few charts and some eye-catching photographs, these selections are solid contenders in a saturated field.School Library Journal

— "Journal"
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781467779838
Lexile Measure
910
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lerner Publications (Tm)
Publication date
August 01, 2015
Series
Comparing Animal Traits
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF003190 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Reptiles & Amphibians
JNF003300 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Jungle Animals
Library of Congress categories
King cobra

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