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Find out what an American alligator has in common with a frilled lizard. Discover what sets an American alligator apart from an eastern coral snake. Readers will compare and contrast key traits of American alligators—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to similar and different reptiles. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a reptile and how reptiles are alike and different from each other.

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Students can put their critical thinking skills to the test with these well-designed and accessible titles that make comparisons among different reptiles. Starting off with a quick overview of its subject, each book goes on to compare the highlighted animal to eight other related creatures, touching on standard topics such as diet, habitat, and behavior. Featuring a few charts and some eye-catching photographs, these selections are solid contenders in a saturated field.--School Library Journal -- Journal

Students can put their critical thinking skills to the test with these well-designed and accessible titles that make comparisons among different reptiles. Starting off with a quick overview of its subject, each book goes on to compare the highlighted animal to eight other related creatures, touching on standard topics such as diet, habitat, and behavior. Featuring a few charts and some eye-catching photographs, these selections are solid contenders in a saturated field. --School Library Journal --Journal

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Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children's author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can't Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com.

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