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Animals Migrating

How, When, Where and Why Animals Migrate

by (author) Etta Kaner

illustrated by Pat Stephens

Publisher
Kids Can Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2005
Category
General, Biology
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553375487
    Publish Date
    Mar 2005
    List Price
    $6.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781553375470
    Publish Date
    Mar 2005
    List Price
    $14.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 7 to 11
  • Grade: 2 to 6

Description

Army ants move along the jungle floor with millions of their friends, eating everything in sight. Pacific golden plovers fly nonstop for five days across the ocean. Whether to relocate, find food or raise their young, animals migrate in many surprising ways. In this book in the Animal Behavior series, discover how, when, where, and why animals migrate.

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.

 

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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.

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Editorial Reviews

Kaner's book equips elementary-age students with a basic knowledge of migration, along with enough specific detail to enable them to accurately imagine life as an animal on the go.

Quill and Quire

Librarian Reviews

Animals Migrating: How, When, Where and Why Animals Migrate (Animal Behavior)

Army ants move along the jungle floor with millions of their friends, eating everything in sight. Easy activities and striking illustrations introduce animal migration.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2006.

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