Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Copyright Date: 2015

Edition Date: 2015 Release Date: 01/01/15

Pages: 48 pages

ISBN: Publisher: 1-482-42248-4 Perma-Bound: 0-605-84942-0

ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-482-42248-1 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-84942-6

Dewey: 591.56

LCCN: 2014027567

Dimensions: 26 cm.

Subject Heading:
Animal behavior. Juvenile literature.
Animal life cycles. Juvenile literature.
Animals. Adaptation. Juvenile literature.
Adaptation (Biology). Juvenile literature.
Animal behavior.
Animal life cycles.
Animals. Adaptation.
Adaptation (Biology).

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Word Count: 6,412

Reading Level: 6.4

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 6.4 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 175011 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:10.4 / points:5.0 / quiz:Q66443

Lexile: 1100L

Male sea horses take on a role few other male animals do; they give birth! The female sea horse lays her eggs in a pouch on the male's body where they will grow for 25 days. Despite the care male sea horses take with their eggs, less than five babies in 1,000 will survive to adulthood. The bizarre and extreme life of the sea horse is just one illustration of the varied life cycles in nature from beginning to end. Full-color photographs and detailed sidebars offer readers a close look at some of the weird and wonderful ways animals are born, live, reproduce, and battle to survive.