1 D8 - Animals and Habitats

Supporting Materials

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Ocean Habitats: Shoreline and Reef

Discover the unique environment where the water meets the land that includes rocky and sandy shores, as well as tide pools, home to crabs, barnacles, and starfish. Demonstrates how tides and waves affect the other species that live on, in, and out of the water. Students discover the amazing...

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Penguin Story, A

Edna the penguin only knows the three colors that surround her: white ice, black night, and blue sea. She is convinced there is something more out there. So she sets out on a quest—a quest for color. When she finally finds what she's been looking for, it's everything she hoped for and more. But...

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Platypus, Probably

What has a bill like a duck's and the body of a beaver? A platypus, probably. Engaging text follows a female platypus through her life, while sidebars offer in-depth information about this unique monotreme and her environment. Vivid, accurate illustrations capture the wonder of this amazing...

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Seahorses

Did you know that the smallest seahorses are about the size of a quarter? How do seahorses eat without teeth? Get fact-packed answers to these fascinating questions in this exciting, colourful, and interactive TumbleBook!

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The Bumblebee Queen

A bumblebee queen only lives one year, but in that short time she can create colonies of hundreds of bees. Follow one queen as she finds a nest, gathers nectar, lays eggs, and tends her colony through spring, summer, and fall.

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The Tropical Rainforest Habitat

Peek inside the wettest habitat on land to learn about the special adaptations plants and animals make to ensure survival, including symbiosis. Take students through three layers of the rainforest to understand the importance of the rainforest to living things. See that much of the rainforest...

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Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!

Sea turtles face many dangers as they grow, eat, travel, and breed. In this dramatization of one female turtle's challenges, acclaimed nature writer April Pulley Sayre highlights the role that humans have in helping this endangered species.



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What can live in the ocean?

Highlights the physical characteristics of various animals that make their homes in the ocean. Includes full-color photographs and a glossary.

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What do you know about animal adaptations?

Uses a question and answer format to teach young readers about animal adaptations such as hibernation, migration, camouflage, underground hiding, and the use of their poisonous toxins.

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Where is Croaky?

Join Gilbert on his quest to find his froggy-friend, Croaky? Is Croaky in the vines? Near the pond? In the kitchen? Where could Croaky be?



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