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Manatees / Manatíes
Contributor(s): Weber, Valerie J. (Author)

ISBN: 0836893468 ISBN-13: 9780836893465
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

OUR PRICE: $8.69

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Language: Spanish
Published: July 2008
Annotation: Manatees: Look at manatees plump bodies and whiskered snouts, and you may be surprised that sailors once mistook these creatures for mermaids! Find out how these slow swimmers find food, care for their young, and more. In Manatees, learn about threats to the animals survival and how people are protecting these gentle giants.

Click for more in this series: Animals That Live in the Ocean/Animales Que Viven En El Oceano (Paperback)

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Marine Life
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Mammals
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner

Dewey: 599.55

LCCN: 2008016889

Age Level: 5-8

Grade Level: Kindergarten-3

Lexile Measure: 460(Not Available)

Guided Reading: G (Grade 1)

Series: Animals That Live in the Ocean/Animales Que Viven En El Oceano (Paperback)

Physical Information: 0.06" H x 7.1" W x 6.69" L (0.11 lbs) 24 pages

Features: Bibliography, Bilingual, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2008 pg. 65

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 124864
Reading Level: 2.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Key features:
- Bilingual text to develop second-language skills while strengthening facility in primary language
- Reviewed by a reading consultant
- Correlated to early elementary science curriculum, including the characteristics of organisms and their environment
- Close photo-text match to aid in comprehension
- Labels on photos reinforce key vocabulary
- Table of Contents, Glossary, Index
- Sources of further information

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