Where Are the Night Animals?
Where Are the Night Animals?

Where Are the Night Animals?

Written and illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
24
Words per page
AD650L
Lexile measure
Jan 1, 1999
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Read and find out about how a tadpole loses its fishy tail and gills and becomes a frog in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.Female frogs lay eggs in the water, but what hatches isn’t a frog yet–it’s a tadpole. Tadpoles are like tiny fish that breathe underwater through gills. As the tadpole gets older, it loses its fishy tale and its gills and grows legs and develops lungs. This picture book shows the incredible metamorphosis that occurs as a tadpole becomes a frog. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes a find out more section with an illustrated guide to identify different frog species and a map showing where bull frogs can be found throughout the United States.This is a Level 1 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classroomsTop 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids’ scientific interestsBooks in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.Did you know that a barn owl has one ear higher than the other? This helps it find squeaking mice that humans can’t hear. Baby opossum hang on to their mother’s fur for safety. Read and find out more about what nocturnal animals do as we sleep. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.This is a Level One Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science title, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

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      Author & Illustrator
      Mary Ann Fraser

      Mary Ann Fraser is the author/illustrator of over sixty fiction and non-fiction books for children, including No Yeti Yet (Peter Pauper Press), Heebie-Jeebie-Jeebie Jamboree (Boyds Mills Press), the Ogg & Bob books (Two Lions) Ten Mile Day(Henry Holt), and several titles for The Let’s Read-and-Find-Out series, including Where Are the Night Animals (HarperCollins). Her books have received a Junior Library Guild Selection, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Book Links Book of the Year, IRA Young Readers Choice Award, and American Booksellers “Pick of the List.” When she is not writing, illustrating, or giving school presentations, she is painting murals, playing her hammered dulcimer, in her garden talking to her turtles, or reading.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780064451765
    Publication Date
    January 1, 1999
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1998
    Page Count
    32
    Words Per Page
    24
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    97034683
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    37546685
    Lexile® Level
    AD650L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.5
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    29268
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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