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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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