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Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds

Tiny Hovering Birds

From the Series Comparing Animal Traits

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

See what the ruby-throated hummingbird has in common with the rofous hummingbird. Learn what sets it apart from the turkey vulture. Readers will compare key traits of ruby-throated hummingbirds—their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle—to traits of other birds. 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 bird and how birds 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 LernerClassroom, Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2016-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF003030, JNF051150
Dewey 598.7'64
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7.75 x 10.25
Lexile 860
Guided Reading Level Q
Features Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Photo captions, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Reviews

School Library Journal

Reviewed on 1 February 2016

“Students who enjoyed previous iterations of this set . . . will be pleased to see these installations. . . . Intriguing and effective additions.”—School Library Journal