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Animal Groups

How Animals Live Together

by (author) Etta Kaner

illustrated by Pat Stephens

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2004
Category
General
Recommended Age
7 to 11
Recommended Grade
2 to 6
Recommended Reading age
7 to 11
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553373384
    Publish Date
    Feb 2004
    List Price
    $12.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781553373377
    Publish Date
    Feb 2004
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

Honeybees do a special dance to tell their hive mates where to find food. A group of ground squirrels will rush a threatening snake and throw sand in its face. Babysitter flamingos watch over hundreds of chicks while the mothers are away hunting. Whether it's to find food, protect themselves or raise their young, animals live and work together in amazing ways. Containing lots of interesting facts, activities and easy-to-do experiments, this title in the Animal Behavior series takes a resourceful approach to exploring animal life.

About the authors

 

ETTA KANER est une ex-enseignante. De nos jours, elle écrit principalement des documentaires pour les enfants et les éducateurs. Plusieurs de ses livres ont été primés; elle a notamment remporté le Silver Birch Award, le Animal Behavior Society Award et le Science in Society Book Award. Etta vit à Toronto, en Ontario.

 

ETTA KANER writes for both children and educators. A number of her books have won awards, namely, the Silver Birch award, the Animal Behaviour Society award, and the Science in Society book award. Etta lives in Toronto, Ontario.

 

Etta Kaner's profile page

Pat Stephens is the illustrator of many books for children. Her art appears in the Animal Behavior series and the Kids Can Press Wildlife Series. Pat lives in Durham, Ontario.

Pat Stephens' profile page

Awards

  • Short-listed, Outstanding Children’s Book Award, Animal Behavior Society

Editorial Reviews

[T]his book provides tidbits of organized information that will widen young browsers’ understanding of the subject.

Animal Groups is an exceptionally well written and illustrated text that explores the advantages, from providing defense against predators to finding mates and rearing offspring, that group living conveys on social species. Particularly interesting are the “text boxes” that ask children to consider themselves members of particular groups and to think about what types of behaviors they would exhibit.

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