City Animals: An Alien's Guide

by Alex Francis

Overview

Millions of humans call cities home, but animals can live in cities too. Learn how humans and animals coexist—or don't—in cities around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728415055
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2020
Series:	Early Bird Nonfiction Readers - Silver (Early Bird Stories T)
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Living in the City 8

Birdbrains 10

Smart Creatures 12

House Geckos 16

Tanuki 17

Rowdy Neighbors 18

Polar Bears 24

Quiz 28

Glossary 30

Index 31

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2020

K-Gr 3—Developing readers investigate science topics with a twist. The narratives are filtered through the perspective of cartoon aliens who are exploring Earth. At the beginning of each title, Zeek and Finn are presented with a question about Earth from other aliens, such as what types of food will be available or how the weather works. Pages include short paragraphs with boldface vocabulary words, photographs, and commentary by Zeek and Finn. The narrative lens provided by the aliens gives the series a humorous tone. A quiz and a glossary are included. The leveled text, which sometimes features several paragraphs per page and more advanced vocabulary, is written at a second-grade reading level. VERDICT These lighthearted but informative books are best suited for more advanced beginning readers.

School Library Journal

"Developing readers investigate science topics with a twist."—School Library Journal

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