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Animal Talk

Series: animal behavior

$7.95

A sea lion pup recognizes its mother’s call, even with thousands of other noisy sea lions about. A vervet monkey shouts “ha-ha-ha” to warn of an eagle passing overhead. A peacock fans its colourful tail feathers in a silent but impressive display to entice a peahen. Whether it’s to attract a mate, warn of predators or mark their territory, animals share information in some extraordinary ways. Containing lots of interesting facts, activities and easy-to-do experiments, this title in the Animal Behavior series takes a resourceful approach to exploring animal life.

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A sea lion pup recognizes its mother’s call, even with thousands of other noisy sea lions about. A vervet monkey shouts “ha-ha-ha” to warn of an eagle passing overhead. A peacock fans its colourful tail feathers in a silent but impressive display to entice a peahen. Whether it’s to attract a mate, warn of predators or mark their territory, animals share information in some extraordinary ways. Containing lots of interesting facts, activities and easy-to-do experiments, this title in the Animal Behavior series takes a resourceful approach to exploring animal life.

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Reading Levels

    lexile level
  • 860L

  • guided reading
  • O

  • guided reading grade level
  • 3/4

  • accelerated reader interest lvl
  • MG

  • accelerated reader reading level
  • 5.4

AWARDS & REVIEWS

Reviews

"Packed with interesting facts, this spacious, large-sized picture book combines a lively, informal text with big, bright, realistic illustrations, photographs as well as original artwork, that show animals in their environment,... an excellent choice for sharing and reading aloud."

Booklist, 01/04/2002

"Douglas's photo-realistic artwork contributes considerably to the overall effectiveness of this presentation. Browsers will find their curiosity piqued by this fine introduction to communication throughout the animal kingdom."

School Library Journal, 01/07/2002

Awards

  • 2003 - Our Choice, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner

  • 2003 - Outstanding Children’s Book Award, Animal Behavior Society’s, Winner

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