Crawling Cockroaches

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Backyard Critters

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

Delve into the fascinating world of cockroaches. Learn about their unique body parts and structure, and discover how their habitat supports them. Find out what they eat and where they find their meals. Captions support key visual details from the book’s images, and helpful chapter headings aid readers in locating information and main ideas. This book also contains text features such as a labeled photo diagram, glossary, and index.

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 2
Reading Level Grade 1
Genre Science
Category Animals
Copyright 2017
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand First Step Nonfiction
Imprint LernerClassroom, Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 24
Publication Date 2016-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 2.8
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF003120, JNF051150
Dewey 595.7/28
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 6.25 x 7
Lexile 400
Guided Reading Level I
Features Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Glossary words bolded within text, Index, Photo captions, Reviewed, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, and eSource

Author: Robin Nelson

Robin Nelson’s careers have always kept her surrounded by books—as an elementary teacher, working at a publishing company, and now working as a school library media specialist. But her favorite job is writing books for kids. She has written many nonfiction books for children. She lives with her family in Minneapolis.

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First Step Nonfiction — Backyard Critters

Engage young readers with basic yet astounding scientific facts about the tiny creatures that live in backyards and parks across the country. Caption call-outs highlight key visual details in the books’ eye-catching images, and informative chapter headings assist emergent readers… View available downloads →

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“Well-organized information and solid . . . photographs make this series an additional choice for younger readers.”—School Library Journal, Series Made Simple