Copyright Date:
2008
Edition Date:
2009
Release Date:
09/01/08
Illustrator:
Franklin, Carolyn,
Pages:
32 pages
ISBN:
0-531-23801-6
ISBN 13:
978-0-531-23801-1
Dewey:
636.5
Dimensions:
26 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
School Library Journal
(Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 CST 2009)
KANT, Tanya . The Migration of a Whale . illus. by Mark Bergin. ISBN 978-0-531-24049-6 ; ISBN 978-0-531-23803-5 . ea vol: 32p. (Amaze Series). glossary. index. Children's Press . 2008. PLB $26; pap. $8.95. LC number unavailable. K-Gr 3 Well-organized chapters promote inquiry, using questions as titles, which are followed by clearly written answers and other facts, distinguished by different-size fonts. Chicken , which features a boy and a girl of different ethnicities, outlines two experiments that are ideal for performing in class or at home; Whale features a migratory map. Children will love holding pages up to the light to see "inside" the gray whale and the eggs. Excellent, simple illustrations using colorful mixed media enhance the texts, providing clear examples of embryo and animal development. Suitable for independent reading and classroom use. Colleen D. Bocka, Nathaniel Rochester Community School, Rochester, NY
Word Count:
997
Reading Level:
3.5
Interest Level:
K-3
Accelerated Reader:
reading level: 3.5
/ points: 0.5
/ quiz: 126589
/ grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!:
reading level:3.6 /
points:3.0 /
quiz:Q44640
Lexile:
IG590L
How does a caterpillar become a butterfly or a gray whale find its way home on the world's longest journey from breeding to feeding territory? You'll be amazed at the feats that come naturally to these living things. But don't just take our word for it. See if you can figure out how they do it!