Can You Tell a Dolphin from a Porpoise? (Lightning Bolt Books ® ― Animal Look-Alikes) - Softcover

Silverman, Buffy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761378480 ISBN 13: 9780761378488

Publisher: LernerClassroom, 2011

Synopsis

An animal with smooth, gray skin jumps from the ocean waves. Its tail waves up and down before it quickly dives again.

Did you just see a dolphin? Or was it a porpoise? These animals look very similar, but they are different. Read this book to become an expert at telling these look-alikes apart!

Learn the fascinating differences between similar animals in the Animal Look-Alikes series―part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!

About this title

About the Author:

Buffy Silverman is the author of more than 90 nonfiction books for children, featuring topics from angel sharks to alligators, and Mars to monster trucks. Look for her nature-inspired poetry in anthologies and children's magazines, and visit her at www.buffysilverman.com.

Review:

"Concise descriptions of similarities and differences among six pairs of look-alikes. Readers learn that both frogs and toads have bulging eyes, but a toad's skin is rougher and drier than a frog's; dolphins have pointed beaks while porpoises' are smaller and curved; cheetahs and leopards can look identical at first glance; and butterflies are generally more colorful than moths. Differences in food gathering, physique, habitats, etc., are made clear. Colorful photographs abound. A 'Who Am I?' quiz and 'Fun Facts' page are included in each volume. Audiences will come away with the ability to distinguish these seemingly twinlike twosomes. Fun, eye-opening titles for browsing and classroom research." --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

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About this edition

• Publisher: LernerClassroom
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0761378480
• ISBN 13: 9780761378488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32