Comparing Animal Traits

The Comparing Animal Traits series builds students’ critical thinking skills by helping them gather and analyze information about what makes animals similar to and different from one another. The clear text and vibrant photos show how some species in the same animal group—such as mammals—have similar traits, while other animals in the group vary widely in appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle. In each book, readers compare and contrast traits of the main animal to several other animals, drawing conclusions about how they all fit into the same animal group.

Cover: Snowy Owls: Stealthy Hunting Birds
Cover: Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds: Tiny Hovering Birds
Cover: Pileated Woodpeckers: Insect-Hunting Birds
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African Elephants: Massive Tusked Mammals
American Alligators: Armored Roaring Reptiles
Bald Eagles: Prey-Snatching Birds
Boa Constrictors: Prey-Crushing Reptiles
California Condors: Wide-Winged Soaring Birds
Emperor Penguins: Antarctic Diving Birds
Galápagos Tortoises: Long-Lived Giant Reptiles
Gray Wolves: Howling Pack Mammals
Grizzly Bears: Huge Hibernating Mammals
Humpback Whales: Musical Migrating Mammals
King Cobras: Hooded Venomous Reptiles
Komodo Dragons: Deadly Hunting Reptiles
Leatherback Sea Turtles: Ancient Swimming Reptiles
Mountain Gorillas: Powerful Forest Mammals
Ostriches: Fast Flightless Birds
Panther Chameleons: Color-Changing Reptiles
Pileated Woodpeckers: Insect-Hunting Birds
Platypuses: Web-Footed Billed Mammals
Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds: Tiny Hovering Birds
Siberian Tigers: Camouflaged Hunting Mammals
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Comparing Animal Traits — Audisee®—On Level Set
Audisee®—On Level $244.91, 7 titles
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  • New! Spring 2024
  • New! Fall 2023

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Comparing Animal Traits

The Comparing Animal Traits series builds students’ critical thinking skills by helping them gather and analyze information about what makes animals similar to and different from one another. The clear text and vibrant photos show how some species in the same… View →