Teeth, Claws, and Jaws: Animal Weapons and Defenses

by Janet Riehecky

Overview

In the game of survival, these animals take a bite out of the competition. Piercing teeth, sharp claws, and powerful jaws can fight off the most daunting enemy and help catch the cleverest prey. Learn about some of nature’s most fiercesome opponents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429680127
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Series:	Animal Weapons and Defenses
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	NC620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Janet Riehecky is a longtime writer for children. She has worked as a high school English teacher, a college professor, and a children's book editor. Her 24 volume series Dinosaurs! won the Summit Award for Best Children's Nonfiction, presented by the Society of Midland Authors, and her Tasmanian Tiger was a Junior Library Guild selection. Janet loves to collect dinosaur bones. On a dig in western Colorado, she dug up the first bone found of a brand new dinosaur, the Mymoorapelta.

Table of Contents

Getting the job done — Sharp teeth — Powerful jaws — Mighty claws.

Editorial Reviews

Capstone Press is known for publishing quality nonfiction books for classrooms and school libraries, but any animal lover will enjoy reading the books reviewed in this post. . . .They all contain gorgeous, vivid photographs and graphics and are written in a conversational tone suitable to their intended readership.

Bookshop Talk blog

Gr 2–3—Visually compelling but cursory in content, these volumes cover the ever-popular topic of animal claws, teeth, armor, offensive capabilities, and defensive adaptations. Though students might be left with more questions than answers after reading statements such as, "The [Fieldfare] thrush's poop can damage another bird's feathers so badly that it dies," the many "Fierce Fact" text boxes in each title will give them bite-size facts to contemplate. The close-up color photos on each spread are well chosen to show the described physical features or behavior and are rarely violent or disturbing.

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