American Alligators

Armored Roaring Reptiles

From the Series Comparing Animal Traits

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Find out what an American alligator has in common with a frilled lizard. Discover what sets an American alligator apart from an eastern coral snake. Readers will compare and contrast key traits of American alligators—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to similar and different reptiles. Charts and sidebars support key ideas and provide details. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, readers will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a reptile and how reptiles are alike and different from each other.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Science
Category Animals
Copyright 2016
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2015-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF003190, JNF051150
Dewey 597.98'4
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.75 x 10.25
Lexile 900
Guided Reading Level Q
ATOS Reading Level 5.0
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 178351
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch

Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children’s author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can’t Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep. She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com.

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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 available downloads →

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“Students can put their critical thinking skills to the test with these well-designed and accessible titles. . . . Featuring a few charts and some eye-catching photographs, these selections are solid contenders in a saturated field.”—School Library Journal