August 1, 2017
Grades 1-3 Glossy, full-bleed photos accompany basic information on the migratory habits of various creatures, most of them aquatic, in the Animal Migration series. With most migrations occurring for the sake of an animal's young, facts about mating and breeding abound. Humpback Whale examines how these massive mammals make their 3,000-mile journey to warmer waters in the winter and explains how their eating habits change throughout the year. Each volume contains a map of the migration routes, color-coded to differentiate between summer and winter homes (or, in the case of salmon, organized by species). Informative, easy text makes this a solid introduction for primary-school readers, and for those who want to know more, each book comes with a learning code that will unlock additional information online.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)
July 1, 2018
Short, factual overviews of the featured mammals precede basic surveys of their migrations. The books explore each creature's reasons for migrating and observes its behaviors before, during, and after the journey. Engaging photographs, which span across the gutter of the wide-horizontal-trim books, elevate the introductory texts. An appended page shows a map of each species' migration routes. Glos., ind.
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