Leatherback Turtles, Giant Squids, and Other Mysterious Animals of the Deepest Seas
Leatherback Turtles, Giant Squids, and Other Mysterious Animals of the Deepest Seas
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Enslow Publishers
Annotation: The ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth. The deepest ocean zones challenge animal survival in unique ... more
Genre: [Biology]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #265708
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Copyright Date: 2012
Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 01/01/12
Pages: 48 pages
ISBN: 0-7660-3696-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-7660-3696-3
Dewey: 591.779
LCCN: 2010037576
Dimensions: 23 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

Focusing on survival tactics in extreme environments, these titles blend facts about animals and inhospitable locations. Information organization varies between titles--Deserts describes behaviors, while Cold thoroughly investigates specific animals. Each title includes a simple experiment. Unfortunately, dry text, overly complex vocabulary, inconsistent topic coverage, and sometimes misplaced photographs don't fulfill the thrilling promise of the titles. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

School Library Journal (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

RODRaGUEZ, Ana Mar&7;a . Leatherback Turtles, Giant Squids, and Other Mysterious Animals of the Deepest Seas . charts. ISBN 978-0-7660-3696-3 ; ISBN 978-1-4644-0019-3 . LC 2010037576. RODRaGUEZ, Ana Mar&7;a . Polar Bears, Penguins, and Other Mysterious Animals of the Extreme Cold . ISBN 978-0-7660-3695-6 ; ISBN 978-1-4644-0017-9 . LC 2010015678. RODRaGUEZ, Ana Mar&7;a . Vampire Bats, Giant Insects, and Other Mysterious Animals of the Darkest Caves . charts. ISBN 978-0-7660-3698-7 ; ISBN 978-1-4644-0018-6 . LC 2010037577. ea vol: 48p. (Extreme Animals in Extreme Environments Series). maps. photos. further reading. glossary. index. notes. Web sites. CIP. Enslow . 2012. PLB $23.93; pap. $7.95. Gr 2-4 These surveys of harsh climes and some of the animals that live in them feature plenty of crowd-pleasing examples, ranging from squids, both giant and colossal, found in the deep sea to vampire bats and giant bat-eating centipedes found in caves. However, readers will be misled or confused by the fact that many more creatures are mentioned than depicted in the color photos and by semi-truthful claims, such as the statement that dromedaries, one-humped camels, originated in North America (only their distant ancestors did) or that brown bears don't really hibernate.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 43-45) and index.
Word Count: 5,738
Reading Level: 7.1
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.1 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 150430 / grade: Middle Grades
Lexile: 1060L

The ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth. The deepest ocean zones challenge animal survival in unique ways. When light and warmth totally disappear, when pressure can crush most bodies, and when food is extremely rare, how do deep-sea animals cope? Scientists have sent remotely operated vehicles to the sea floor to capture images and videos of these amazing creatures in hopes of answering these questions. Their expeditions have revealed amazing information about extreme deep-sea animals.


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