Features
- Reading level: Ages 9-12
- Library Binding: 32 pages
- Published by: Gareth Stevens Publishing December 1991
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0836806301
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0836806304
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Book Dimensions:
10.8 x 9.2 x 0.2 inches
- Weighs: 12 ounces
From School Library Journal
Grade 3-5-- These brief, topical overviews are divided into two-page subtopics, accompanied by colorful photographs and paintings and clearly labelled diagrams. Scattered throughout are several ``Did You Know'' boxes that give important or unusual facts relating to the information covered on that page. Each book contains a simple experiment; both end with an illustrated five-page story (the one in Waterfalls recalls the first sighting of Victoria Falls by Dr. David Livingstone) and a ``True or False'' test. Coral Reefs , the better of the two, covers the topic in an orderly sequence, focusing on a description of the reef, its formation, and some of the animals that live there. Ecological concerns are raised in several sections. Although Waterfalls features several great diagrams--a waterfall, Niagara Falls, the water cycle, life cycle of Pacific salmon--it lacks the overall coverage of the other volume. It seems to be the only book for young readers on this subject; Sylvia Johnson's Coral Reefs (Lerner, 1984) would prove more useful for reports on that topic. --Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
Describes what coral reefs are, how and where they are formed, and what sorts of life-forms inhabit them.
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