Almost Gone: The World’s Rarest Animals

$4.79

Paperback
Author: Steve Jenkins
Illustrator: Steve Jenkins
Publisher: Harpercollins
Publish Date: January 2006
Language: English
Reading Level: 5.7
EAN: 9780060536008

Overview

Read and find out about endangered animals in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Have you seen a northern hairy-nosed wombat or an eastern barred bandicoot? These animals are so rare, they might disappear forever, and they’re not alone. Read and find out about some of the animals that are almost gone.

With gorgeous art from Caldecott Honor-winning artist Steve Jenkins, “this engaging title is informative as well as visually stunning.” (School Library Journal starred review)

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It’s a Level 2 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visual

    acclaimed and trusted

    great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

    Entertain and educate at the same time

    Have appealing, child-centered topics

    Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers

    Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach

    Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations

    Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills

    Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists

    Meet national science education standards

    Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field

    Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids’ scientific interests

Books 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.

Details

Pages: 40
Dimensions: 8.36 x 11 x 0.13 in
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0060536004