Starfish Contributor(s): Hurd, Edith Thacher (Author), Brickman, Robin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064451984 ISBN-13: 9780064451987 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2000 Annotation: How do starfish survive without eyes and ears? How do they eat if their mouths are on their undersides? Readers can learn about these amazing sea creatures, and create their own collection of starfish. Color illustrations. Click for more in this series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1 (Paperback) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Marine Life - Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (oceans, Lakes, Etc.) |
Dewey: 593.93 |
LCCN: 99021063 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Lexile Measure: 370 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1 (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.13" H x 9.96" W x 8.06" L (0.35 lbs) 40 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2000 pg. 133 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 358 - Superior,Well Above Average Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 358 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 41749 Reading Level: 2.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Read and find out about how starfish in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Starfish have arms, but no legs. They have feet, but no toes. Starfish aren't fish, but they are living animals. In this Let's-Read-and-Find-Out classic, learn how starfish move, eat, and grow. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:
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Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hurd, Edith Thacher: - Edith Thacher Hurd was born in Kansas City, Missouri. She wrote more than seventy-five children's books, including Starfish, I Dance in My Red Pajamas and the Johnny Lion books, many of which were illustrated by her husband, Clement Hurd.Brickman, Robin: - Robin Brickman cuts, paints, and glues watercolor paper to create unique collages. Her children's books include A Log's Life by Wendy Pfeffer which was a 1997 American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists" and was also selected for the 1997 John Burroughs Association List of Outstanding Nature Books, and Starfish by Edith Thacher Hurd. Her latest book, Beaks! was selected by IRA for the Teacher's Choice listing in 2003, primary level.She lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts. |
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