Tell Me How

Life on the snowy slopes of the world's tallest mountains isn't always easy. However, some animals have learned how to thrive in this challenging environment. This exciting title will help young readers learn about these unusual animals including the Himalayan tahr and Himalayan marmot that have made mountain peaks their home. Following life sciences curricula, readers will gain an understanding of how these creatures have adapted to the dangers of their habitats. This title includes features to enhance young reader engagement such as lively full-color photographs, questions to encourage connections, a vocabulary-building glossary, and a drawing activity to boost ingenuity.

Temperatures that can drop to-144 degrees Fahrenheit (-98 degrees Celsius) certainly are too harsh for most humans. However, some animals are right at home with this intense cold. Young readers will learn about how these creatures known as extremophiles have adapted to these conditions with this exciting title. It explores not only the most frigid habitats on Earth, but also the extraordinary animals that call them home, from polar bears with insulating blubber to emperor penguins with ice shielding feathers. This book features compelling full-color photographs of animals expertly adapted to their frozen habitats, stimulating questions, and an imagination-building coloring activity to help students learn important content following life sciences curricula.

Extreme heat can be deadly for humans. However, it isn't a problem for many desert creatures! Young readers will learn about animals that have adapted to living in conditions that can reach 158 degrees Fahrenheit (70 degrees Celsius) with this lively title that enhances elementary life sciences curricula. It features captivating descriptions, intriguing fact-boxes, and appealing full-color photos of desert habitats and the astonishing animals adapted to them. These animals include the desert tortoise that has learned to dig holes in the sand to escape the heat and dung beetles that have evolved to navigate using the stars. An interactive activity at the end of the book challenges young readers to make connections and use their imaginations to draw their own creature adapted to desert habitats.

The ocean fascinates readers of all ages. While young students may have an understanding of what oceans are, they may not be familiar with the adaptations creatures need to survive in these watery worlds. This title engages students in learning about ways animals have adapted to living in the extreme conditions of the ocean depths. These animals known as extremophiles include the giant squid which sports eight arms and two long tentacles for feeding and the fangtooth fish that has a dark coloring to blend into its surroundings. This title includes fact boxes and questions that motivate readers to make connections, vivid full-color photographs of astonishing aquatic life, and an interactive drawing activity to spur creativity. Complete with a glossary to enhance reader vocabularies, this title is sure to keep young readers enthralled in content that aligns with elementary life sciences curricula.