tail

From dolphins with tails that spin to a viper whose tail looks like a spider, animals from around the world describe how their tails help them survive. Covering adaptations to desert, ocean, forest, and artic habitats, this narrative nonfiction picture book highlights the diversity of the animal world.

"Readers will learn about the different tails of animals and how they help animals survive. The title will look at several animals with tails and the tail's use, such as balance, protection, transportation, and more"--Publisher.

"Fluffy, short, long, curly-animal tails can look quite different. In this entertaining volume, readers use their knowledge of animals to guess which animals' tails are shown in the close-up photographs throughout the text. They'll turn the page to see the whole creature and find out if they know their tails! The low-ATOS text meets emerging readers at their level and gives more facts about each animal, while the question-answer format allows readers to hone their fluency. The inviting volume also provides opportunities for budding zoologists to consider how animals are alike and different"--.

"This book introduces early readers to animal tails"--Provided by publisher.

A lift-the-flap book that prompts readers to guess which animal is hidden behind each flap based on parts of the creatures that are showing.

"It's moving day for the Shrew family, so Mrs. Shrew has asked them to all hold on to each other's tails tightly so that nobody gets lost! They set off in a long line, but wait, where's little Leonard? This picture book will have you on the edge of your seat as you follow Leonard, who manages to grab on to anything and everything that isn't a shrew tail! Narrowly avoiding catastrophe at every turn, from angry baboons to snapping crocodiles, will Leonard make it safely to the end of their journey?"--Provided by publisher.

"The Cat in the Hat helps Sally and Nick choose what kind of tail they might like best during an imaginative trip to the jungle that reveals the purposes of various tails"--OCLC.

"[Text and photos] look at the many uses animals have for their tails ... [In addition,] the 'for creative minds' section in the back invites readers to match animals to their tails and describes the tail adaptations of flying squirrels, salamanders, fireflies, bats, and otters"--Provided by publisher.

". . . challenges pre-readers to guess whose tail appears in each image. The scaly, tufted, and bushy answers may be surprising!"--Provided by publisher.

Dissatisfied with his own tail, a young rabbit tries out that of a cat, a garter snake, and a fox.