Can You Imagine?

Octopuses, with their boneless bodies and remarkable intelligence, are truly amazing creatures. Some even use tools to hide and protect themselves from predators. Many species of octopus are featured in this, book that puts reader in the place of these mollusks. As an octopus, they'll imagine themselves camouflaged on the ocean floor, masking themselves in an ink cloud, and even wrestling a shark. Fun fact boxes and carefully chosen photographs add to the fascinating text.

Vibrant, playful toucans are beautiful birds to watch at the zoo, or, even better, in the rainforests of Central and South America. If readers can't be in either of these places, this book is the next best thing. Each page asks the reader to imagine themselves living the wild life of the colorful toucan. They will picture themselves with long bills and a funny way of eating. They will imagine sleeping in a tree hollow and even sword fighting another toucan with their bill. Fun text and science concepts are a great combination in this look at a toucan's life.

Welcome to a life in the trees! That's what this book invites readers to imagine as they picture themselves as orangutans. These red-haired apes cling to tree limbs easily with both their hands and feet. Although most of their day is spent eating and sleeping, orangutans have some extraordinary habits, such as building new beds each night and "fishing" with tree branches. Sadly, there aren't many orangutans left. This compelling book examines why they're endangered and why it's so important to help them survive.

The strange-looking sea mammal called the manatee is a gentle creature. This book invites readers to imagine themselves as a manatee living its slow-moving, quiet life. Readers will picture themselves with algae and barnacles growing on their skin, coming up to take a breath every few minutes, and always searching for a tasty plant to eat. Cute and colorful photographs of manatees support the fascinating text, and the Florida manatee's struggle to stay alive is closely examined.

Slow-moving, strange-looking sloths are only found in Central and South America. Readers are encouraged to learn about them while imagining themselves living the same arboreal life. With their algae-covered hair and hook-like claws, these mammals are presented in intriguing photographs and absorbing text. Readers will be astonished that giant sloths once roamed Earth. They'll also learn the differences between two- and three-toed sloths with the help of a graphic organizer.

A little imagination puts the reader in the body of a bullfrog in this fun and engaging book. They'll picture themselves capturing bugs for dinner with their sticky tongue and hibernating through winter at the bottom of a muddy pond. The stages of a bullfrog's life are highlighted in vivid photographs and colorful images in this fact-filled hop through the interesting days of a bullfrog.