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The Blue Shark
By Sara Green
Bellweather Media, 2013. Informational.

Engaging images accompany information about the blue shark.

By Katie Marsico
Heinemann Library, 2012. Informational.

Follow a narwhal through its day as it eats, swims, and cares for its young.

By Katie Riggs
Creative Education, 2017. Informational.

A kindergarten-level introduction to kangaroos, covering their growth process, behaviors, their home in Australia, and such defining features as their big back feet.

By Willow Clark
PowerKids Press, 2012. Informational.

Provides information on the cuddly koala, a native of Australia.

By Thomas K. Adamson
Bellweather Media, 2020. Informational.

Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about anacondas and jaguars. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7.

Written by Jerry Pallotta
Illustrated by Rob Bolster
Scholastic, 2009. Informational.

Contains facts about lions and tigers, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.

By Isabel Thomas
Capstone, 2018. Informational.

If an elephant and a rhinoceros were to meet and fight, which one would win? Read this book to find out!

By Thomas K. Adamson
Bellweather Media, 2021. Informational.

Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the fighting abilities of scorpions and tarantulas. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7.



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