Savage Slashers
Title | Savage Slashers PDF eBook |
Author | Natalie Lunis |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
Total Pages | 28 |
Release | 2008-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1597167096 |
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of eight predatory dinosaurs.
Savage Slashers
Title | Savage Slashers PDF eBook |
Author | Natalie Lunis |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
Total Pages | 24 |
Release | 2008-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1597167967 |
Deinonychus (dye-NAH-nih-kuhss) and other slashers had big, curved, razor-sharp claws. What was special about one of these claws? Answer: The claw on the second toe of a slasher’s foot was shaped like a hook and much bigger than the other claws. Deinonychus and other slashers used that claw to grab on to their prey. These are just some of the fascinating facts kids will discover as they learn all about the deadly predators of the dinosaur age. Savage Slashers uses an engaging question-and-answer format that makes reading fun for emergent and early readers. With large, full-color illustrations, a fascinating "Fact Box" on every two-page spread, and grade-appropriate text, this book is sure to be a hit with all young dinosaur fans.
Gotcha Again for Guys!
Title | Gotcha Again for Guys! PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen A. Baxter |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 2010-10-19 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 159884377X |
Here's help in selecting current, nonfiction books that will get boys excited about reading. Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like "Disasters and Mysteries," "Gross and Disgusting," "Machines and the Military," and "Prehistoric Creatures," Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8. This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.
Armored and Dangerous
Title | Armored and Dangerous PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Zimmerman |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
Total Pages | 24 |
Release | 2008-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1597167991 |
How did Scutellosaurus (skoo-tel-oh-SOR-uhss) protect itself from an attack by a hungry enemy? Answer: The dinosaur’s armor was so strong that a predator would break its teeth trying to bite through it! This is just one of the many fascinating facts kids will discover as they learn all about the armored animals of the dinosaur age. Armored and Dangerous uses an engaging question-and-answer format that makes reading fun for emergent and early readers. With large, full-color illustrations, a fascinating "Fact Box" on every two-page spread, and grade-appropriate text, this book is sure to be a hit with all young dinosaur fans.
Giganotosaurus
Title | Giganotosaurus PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Riehecky |
Publisher | Capstone |
Total Pages | 24 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Giganotosaurus |
ISBN | 1429600381 |
"Simple text and illustrations present prehistoric giganotosaurus, how it looked, and what it did"--Provided by publisher.
The Teenage Slasher Movie Book, 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition
Title | The Teenage Slasher Movie Book, 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition PDF eBook |
Author | J. A. Kerswell |
Publisher | Fox Chapel Publishing |
Total Pages | 536 |
Release | 2018-10-09 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1620083086 |
Packed with slasher movie reviews and illustrated with an extensive collection of distinctive and often graphic color poster artwork, The Teenage Slasher Movie Book, 2nd Revised and Expanded Edition also looks at the political, cultural, and social influences on the slasher movie and its own effect on other film genres.
Sky Terrors
Title | Sky Terrors PDF eBook |
Author | Natalie Lunis |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
Total Pages | 28 |
Release | 2008-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1597167142 |
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of eight pterosaurs.