South American Tapirs
From the Series Jungle Babies of the Amazon Rain Forest
After carrying her calf for 13 months, a mother South American tapir gives birth to her young on land. So begins the life of a baby South American tapir. In this coming-of-age introduction to these mammals, readers will learn that when born, baby South American tapirs resemble watermelons because of their shape and coloring. Children will also discover that the babies stay close to their mothers for more than a year before they are ready to head out on their own as adults. The colorful interior spreads and gorgeous photos of South American tapir babies are sure to delight emergent readers.
Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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Reading Level | Grade 2 |
Copyright | 2013 |
BISACS | JNF003330 |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
Series | Jungle Babies of the Amazon Rain Forest |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Lexile | 560 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Level | 4.5 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz | Q60724 |
Scholastic Reading Counts! Points | 1.0 |
ISBN | 9781617727597, 9781617728082, 9781617727597B |
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Title Format | Reinforced book, Hosted ebook, Print + Ebook |
Release Date | 2015-01-01 |
Author | Rachel Lynette |
Features | Glossary of key words, Table of contents |
Dewey | 599.66 |
Dimensions | 6 x 7 |
Guided Reading Level | K |
ATOS Reading Level | 3.3 |
Accelerated ReaderĀ® Quiz | 157064 |
Accelerated ReaderĀ® Points | 0.5 |