Children's Nonfiction Marine Life
Skates and Rays
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Company
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2005
- Category
- Marine Life, General, Water (Oceans, Lakes, etc.)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780778713258
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $8.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780778713036
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $25.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 7 to 10
- Grade: 3 to 4
Description
Skates and Rays provides children with a fascinating description of two of the most interesting fish species on Earth. Beautiful full-color photographs and concise text help children discover how these animals with skeletons made of cartilage move through water, how they hunt, what they eat, and how they protect themselves from other animals in the oceans.
About the authors
Rebecca Sjonger is the author of twenty-five non-fiction books for children and young adults, including Life in the Far North and The Life Cylce of a Bat, as well as other "Resource Links of the Year" selections. She lives in Huntsville, Ontario.
Librarian Reviews
Skates and Rays (Living Ocean)
Skates and rays are fish. Learn how these cartilaginous creatures move through water, feed, hunt and use their senses to protect themselves.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.
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