Bøger af Kate Riggs

"Elementary-aged readers will discover how tadpoles grow into frogs. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating creatures"--

"Elementary-aged readers will discover many kinds of falcons. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating flying creatures"--

"Elementary-aged readers will discover how bighorn sheep stay safe from predators. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating mountain creatures"--

"Elementary-aged readers will discover antelopes of all shapes and sizes. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating savanna creatures"--

"Meet the prairie dog! Learn about how this rodent communicates with different barks. Elementary-aged readers will discover prairie dog towns. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating little mammals. A Native American folktale explains why prairie dogs watch coyotes so closely. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series, this North American Spanish translation will delight animal lovers and serve both report writers and browsers. Includes table of contents, an index, on-page definitions, and further resources for interested readers"--

"Elementary-aged readers will discover lemurs of all sizes. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating creatures"--

"Meet the ostrich! Learn about how this huge bird outruns the animals that hunt it. Elementary-aged readers will discover two different kinds of ostriches and how they live on African grasslands. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating, flightless birds. An African folktale explains why the ostrich holds its wings so close to its body. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series, this North American Spanish translation will delight animal lovers and serve both report writers and browsers. Includes table of contents, an index, on-page definitions, and further resources for interested readers"--

"Meet the raccoon! Learn about how this masked mammal searches for food. Elementary-aged readers will discover how raccoons solve difficult puzzles. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating American animals. A Native American folktale explains why the raccoon wears a mask. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series, this title will delight animal lovers and serve both report writers and browsers. Includes table of contents, an index, on-page definitions, and further resources for interested readers"--

An introduction to the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of the ostrich.

"Meet the falcon! Learn about how this bird of prey hunts with its sharp beak and talons. Elementary-aged readers will discover many kinds of falcons, from the speedy peregrine falcon to the huge gyrfalcon. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating flying creatures. A Native American folktale explains why the falcon is the fas5test bird on earth. Includes a table of contents, an index, on-page definitions, and further resources for interested readers"--

"ANTELOPES Meet the antelope! Learn about how this horned mammal lives in forests or on the savanna. Elementary-aged readers will discover antelopes of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the tiny royal antelope to the huge giant eland. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating savanna creatures. An African folktale explains how the tsessebe antelope got its horns. Includes table of contents, an index, on-page definitions, and further resources for interested readers"--

"Meet the bighorn sheep! Learn about how this horned mammal thrives in the mountains and deserts of North America. Elementary-aged readers will discover how bighorn sheep stay safe from predators by climbing onto narrow ledges. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating mountain creatures. A folktale explains how the bighorn sheep got its curly horns. Includes table of contents, an index, on-page definitions, and further resources for interested readers"--

"Meet the largest birds in the world! This book introduces flamingos to elementary kids, exploring where they live, what they eat, and why their feathers are pink. A folk talk explains why these long-legged wading birds like salty water"--

"Teens explore the history of the Great Recession from a journalistic viewpoint to understand the causes of the decline and its effect on the worldwide economy"--

"Meet the octopus! Learn about how this ocean animal uses ink to escape from predators. Elementary-aged readers will discover octopuses of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the dumbo octopus to the huge pacific octopus. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating sea creatures. A folktale explains why people used to be afraid of octopuses. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series, this North American Spanish translation will delight animal lovers and serve both report writers and browsers. Includes table of contents, an index, on-page definitions, and further resources for interested readers"--