Animal Groups / Grupos de animales

Porcupines are brown, prickly, and climb trees. English language learners explore life in a group of porcupines inside the pages of this educational and enjoyable book. When a group of porcupines gets together, they're called a prickle. Porcupines often have a bad reputation as dangerous creatures, but they usually just want to be left alone. Thanks to numerous eye-catching photographs, readers get closer to porcupines than ever before. They also learn fascinating facts about porcupines through bilingual text and a helpful graphic organizer. Excellent Spanish translations provide engaging support for bilingual learners.

A group of crocodiles in water is called a float, and a group on land is called a bask. They are masters at hiding in water and waiting for an unlucky animal to wander by. Bilingual readers will discover that crocodiles are intelligent and social animals that communicate in many ways. Presented in English and standard Latin-American Spanish, this narrative is paired with up-close photographs of the fierce reptiles in their natural habitat to show what life is like in a float of crocodiles. A helpful graphic organizer allows readers to independently explore the fascinating lives of these amazing animals.

Life in the Southern Hemisphere is bitterly cold for most penguins, but they don't seem to mind. Most penguins live in large colonies on the coast of Antarctica or on nearby islands. English language learners explore penguin colonies for themselves, learning fun facts about these beautiful birds with the help of bilingual text. Readers learn how penguin families work together to feed their young and keep them warm. A helpful graphic organizer aids in reader understanding. Readers will enjoy detailed images of penguin species at home in the Antarctic with every turn of the page.

Dolphins are one of Earth's smartest and friendliest wild animals. They live together in groups called pods, which can include just two dolphins or hundreds of them. This bilingual narrative, in English and standard Latin-American Spanish, introduces what life in a pod is like through fun facts. Dolphins form friendships that last for a lifetime, and readers see bright photographs of dolphins in the water among their friends. Accessible text, colorful photographs, and an eye-catching graphic organizer guide readers as they independently explore exciting information about these popular animals.

English language learners find out what life is like for a murder of crows through the help of bilingual text and eye-catching photographs. Crows are some of the smartest animals on the planet. They can remember people's faces and warn each other of danger. Some crows even know how to use simple tools. These fascinating facts and more are waiting to be discovered by readers. A useful graphic organizer provides additional information about these amazing animals.