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Boa Constrictors

Prey-Crushing Reptiles

From the Series Comparing Animal Traits

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

Find out what a boa constrictor has in common with an American crocodile. Discover what sets a boa constrictor apart from a green iguana. Readers will compare and contrast key traits of boa constrictors—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 JNF003300, JNF003190, JNF051150
Dewey 597.96'7
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.75 x 10.25
Lexile 950
Guided Reading Level Q
ATOS Reading Level 5.2
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 178352
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, Websites, and eSource

Reviews

School Library Journal

Reviewed on 1 September 2015

“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