Let's Look at Armadillos

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Animal Close-Ups

  • Interest Level: Grade 1 - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

What animal has a hard shell, sharp claws, and a long tongue? An armadillo!

But do you know what armadillos eat? Or how armadillos protect themselves from predators? Read this book to find out!

Learn all about different animals in the Animal Close-Ups 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!

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Interest Level Grade 1 - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Science
Category Animals
Copyright 2011
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Lightning Bolt Books ®
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2010-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 3.2
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF003140
Dewey 599.3'12
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.75 x 10.25
Lexile 490
Guided Reading Level K
ATOS Reading Level 2.3
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 138520
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Photo captions, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Judith Jango-Cohen

Judith Jango-Cohen’s career began in the classroom, where she created lessons to excite her students’ interest in science. Eleven years later, after the birth of her two children, she turned to writing full time. Her adventures as a naturalist and photographer have inspired her forty-two books, which cover an assortment of subjects from Bionics to Ben Franklin and from ladybugs to librarians. Besides researching and writing books, Judith also writes science news stories for Scholastic classroom magazines.

As a former teacher, Judith loves visiting classrooms and libraries to share her stories as a writer/photographer and to help children learn to express themselves through poetry and prose. She also enjoys meeting teachers and librarians when she presents programs at conferences.

Judith’s titles have been selected for the Children’s Choices Reading List by the IRA/CBC, recommended by the National Science Teacher’s Association, chosen for the Children’s Literature Choice List, named a Notable Social Studies Trade Book by the NCSS/CBC, and selected as Best Children’s Books of the Year by the Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College.

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Lightning Bolt Books ® — Animal Close-Ups

These books bring life to a wide range of animals, from armadillos to sloths. In each title, young readers will discover the animal’s physical characteristics, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. The conversational text prompts readers to answer questions, observe photos carefully, View available downloads →