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Groundhogs : Woodchucks, Marmots, and Whistle Pigs by Adele D. Richardson (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCapstone
ISBN-100736813977
ISBN-139780736813976
eBay Product ID (ePID)2272169
Product Key Features
Book TitleGroundhogs : Woodchucks, Marmots, and Whistle Pigs
Number of Pages24 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnimals / Mammals
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorAdele D. Richardson
Book SeriesThe Wild World of Animals Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width8.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2002-000081
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsWith their well-selected color photographs and easy-to-read text, these books would make good introductions to the basic natural history of the animals described for early primary school students. Throughout each book, "fun facts" about each animal are found in boxes placed in the photos. A simple activity that highlights one of the characteristics of the animal being described is found at the end of each book. For example, in Groundhogs, the activity is a digging race where the reader competes with friends to see who can dig the deepest hole in a certain amount of time, using a fork to represent the claws of a groundhog. Each book follows the same basic format so that it is easy for students to compare animals from other books in the series. Unfamiliar words are defined at the bottom of the page on which they first appear in a "Words to Know" section at the end of the book. For students who would like to learn more, each book provides a list of several books and Internet sources that describe the animals. An index is provided as well. The information included in each book is accurate. A glaring exception, however, occurs in the book on deer. In describing the leg of a deer, the author correctly mentions that deer have four toes, with the middle two forming hooves. She then incorrectly states that the other two toes are on the ankle. Like toes in all animals, deer toes are located at the end of the foot. In the accompanying picture, the label "ankle" points at the lower part of the foot of the deer. Deer, along with many mammals that are good runners, stand on the tips of their toes of their very long feet. To most people, their "true" ankle is about where you would expect their knee to be if they were put together like a person. Recommended.
Grade FromSecond Grade
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Grade ToFourth Grade
Dewey Decimal599.36/6
Table Of ContentGroundhogs -- Groundhogs are mammals -- A groundhog's habitat -- What do groundhogs eat? -- Hibernation -- Mating and birth -- Groundhog pups -- Predators -- Groundhogs and people.
SynopsisProvides an introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and young of groundhogs, rodents that may hibernate for four months during the winter.
LC Classification NumberQL737.R68R53 2003
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