Pub Date: August 29, 2017
Dewey: 599.7442
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 06 to 10
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 10.20" L x 10.30" W ( 0.90 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Cats | Photography | Science and Nature | Zoology | Zoos | History | Africa | Activity Books | General
Description: In this completely updated edition, award-winning writer Simon celebrates the grace and power of lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, pumas, and snow leopards. Readers will learn all about how they hunt, care for their young, and rest in their varied natural habitats. Full color.
Brief description:
Seymour Simon has been called "the dean of the [children's science book] field" by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the "Seymour Science Blog" and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!