Strange life cycles

Photographs and text examine the life cycle of salmon, describing their unique abilities and characteristics, habitats, and related topics.

Readers are introduced to the unique lives of a beloved marsupial, the kangaroo. Baby kangaroos are born and climb into their mothers pouch after just 33 days in utero. Using colorful photographs and fun fact boxes, readers learn bizarre information and use helpful graphic organizers to reinforce key information.

Common thought places cicadas as tree dwellers; these odd insects actually live most of their lives underground. This book details the bizarre life cycle of the cicada, including the deposit of hundreds of eggs on a tree branch and details of a species that can live 17 years.

Photographs and text examine the life cycle of cuckoos, describing their unique abilities and characteristics, 2abitats, and related topics.

Photographs and text examine the life cycle of kangaroos, describing their unique abilities and characteristics, habitats, and related topics.

Depending on the species, an adult mayfly may only live one day or even less. Readers investigate the mystery of the strange, short life cycle of the mayfly. Fact boxes exploring more weird mayfly information add to the fun and engage bug enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.

Readers learn about the unique life cycle of the octopus, including facts such as a mother octopus doesn't eat while taking care of her eggs and neither male nor female octopuses live very long after becoming parents. Colorful photographs and engaging graphic organizers enhance age-appropriate language and science content.

Many species of cuckoo lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. After the young cuckoo hatches, it may eject the other babies from the nest so it can thrive. Readers learn these and other amazing facts about the life cycle of the cuckoo through engaging and information text.

Presents an introduction to cicadas, in simple text with illustrations, describing their physical characteristics and life cycle.

Photographs and text examine the life cycle of salmon, describing their unique abilities and characteristics, habitats, and related topics.