"Differentiated reader that explains how different animals defend themselves and stay safe, with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader"--Provided by publisher.

Read and find out about how animal parents keep their babies safe from predators in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It looks at the many strategies animal babies use to survive in a dangerous world. Some babies hide in nests or dens, some ride on thier parents' back or in their pouches, some use camouflage, and some rely on their parents' sharp claws and teeth to fend off enemies. Whether showing "a mother monkey swinging through the jungle with her baby on her back or two baby raccoons peeking out of their tree-house home while their mother lures a bobcat away from her young," wrote Kirkus, this book captures the eternal appeal of baby animals. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Animal species have adapted some amazing characteristic, and behaviors, in order to ensure their survival. Readers will be fascinating by some of these adaptations and learn how they occur. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

Why do animals hide? What helps them to blend in with their habitats? Find out about the tricks some clever creatures use to either eat or escape. This title supports NGSS standards for Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity.

Discusses the ways that animals defend and protect themselves from danger. Some of the animals shown include a skunk, a gray tree frog, a polyphemus moth, and an octopus.

Animals have clever ways to keep safe from their enemies. Some can run very fast to get away. Others swim or fly fast to keep safe. Some have sharp claws or horns or teeth.

"Differentiated reader that explains how different animals groom and keep clean with two levels of readability: emergent reader and fluent reader"--Provided by publisher.