Overview

Age range 6 to 9 One snake can be as long as a city bus—that's big! Another snake is as little as an earthworm. How does it help one snake to be big? How does it help another snake to be little? In Snakes Biggest! Littlest! readers will learn how a snake's size is important to stay alive. Dramatic photos from around the globe show the features that make snakes unusual. Every snake has parts—like fangs or special scales—that allow it to live in its specific place in the world, and now readers can see them up close. As readers slither into the world of snakes, they will come to understand the power of these remarkable creatures.

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Author:   Sandra Markle ,  Joe Mcdonald
Publisher:   Astra Publishing House
Imprint:   Boyds Mills Press
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.125kg
ISBN:  

9781590788745

ISBN 10:   1590788745
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 March 2011
Recommended Age:   From 5 to 7 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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<p> Markle works the superlatives in the title to advantage with this introduction to snakes, drawing readers in with intriguing images of a very large reticulated python and very small garter snakes, as well as familiar images of snake fangs and rattles ... Markle's friendly text incorporates awe and information and employs well-chosen analogies that assist readers in understanding snakes. --Horn Book

Should find a ready audience of vicarious thrill-seekers. --Kirkus Reviews A marvelous way to teach young children how snakes depend on their special body features . . . . This title has all the components of good nonfiction - interesting topic and content, good layout, and beautiful photographs. --Library Media Connection

A marvelous way to teach young children how snakes depend on their special body features . . . . This title has all the components of good nonfiction - interesting topic and content, good layout, and beautiful photographs. -- Library Media Connection

Author Information

Sandra Markle has written more than seventy nonfiction books about science for children. She has won more than thirty awards for her work. In addition to her books, Ms. Markle has developed science specials for television as well as Internet-based educational programs. She lives in New Zealand. Joe McDonald has been photographing wildlife since he was in high school. He has been published in every natural history publication in the United States, and has also published seven books on wildlife photography. He lives in McLure, Pennsylvania, with his wife and fellow photographer, Mary Ann McDonald.

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