reptiles

Snakes and alligators and lizards?oh my! Readers will enter the cold-blooded world of the planet?s most dangerous reptiles in this detailed, full-color guide. They?ll learn about the tools these scary (and fascinating) creatures use to hunt and defend themselves, including powerful venom, frighteningly quick reflexes, and pure strength. Fact boxes and other features will highlight details about the muscular green anaconda, the powerfully venomous black mamba, the lethal Komodo dragon, and many more.

Contains facts about reptiles, comparing various aspects between pairs of them.

Often, when kids think about dinosaurs, they think huge prehistoric creatures shaking the ground as they walk, monstrous battles between animals that are thousands of pounds, and the fierce roars shown in the movies. But some dinosaurs were small, no bigger than a house pet! In this book, readers learn about 11 dinosaurs that didn?t have size on their side, but found a way to survive ancient Earth anyway. Their defenses, body adaptations, diet, and fossils are discussed in the main content, and a vital statistics chart shows when and where they lived at a glance.

The Diplodocus is one of the dinosaurs people can easily recognize: super-long neck, large body, four heavy legs. It was an herbivore?and it was one of many plant-eating dinosaurs! This book gives a brief introduction to 11 dinosaurs that primarily ate plants, including facts about these dino bodies that were specially adapted to plant eating and, in many cases, what plants they ate. Other fascinating facts are also part of the essential dinosaur content, such as the nests some dinosaurs made, as well as each dinosaur?s size. A full-color illustration of each example shows readers what scientists think these dinosaurs looked like long ago.

Most young readers have heard of Tyrannosaurus rex and know it was carnivorous, or meat eating. But they'll be surprised to learn about Spinosaurus. It was bigger, though scientists think it did mostly eat fish. In this volume, essential for all dinosaur buffs, readers are introduced to 11 kinds of meat-eating dinosaurs. The main text and list of vital statistics give all the most important information about each: when it lived, how big it was, what it liked to eat, and more. Detailed illustrations accompany each dinosaur's entry in the book, allowing readers to imagine what it may have been like when alive.

Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces lizards and salamanders to young readers through leveled text and related photos.

This title presents the wide variety of physical and behavioral adaptations used by animals and insects in their struggle to survive.

"Have you ever heard of a reptile that spends most of its life in an egg? What about a reptile that has to lay its eggs on the same beach where it was hatched? Young readers will learn all about Madagascar chameleons, sea turtles, and other reptiles with unusual life cycles"--.

Presents scientific facts about reptiles of all shapes and sizes, including facts about the biggest reptiles to ever walk the Earth, the dinosaurs.