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Sidewinder / by Eloise Macgregor ; consultants: Ken Fosse, President, International Herpetological Symposium, Kimberly Brenneman, PhD, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Desert animals, searchin' for shade | Bearport science slam!Publisher: New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781627245340 (library binding)
  • 1627245340 (library binding)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Moving sideways -- A desert home -- Escaping the heat -- Hidden hunter -- Deadly venom -- Sidewinder predators -- A rattle -- and a warning! -- Baby snakes -- All grown up.
Summary: A small snake glides sideways across the hot desert sand. As it moves, it makes an S shape with its body. Then the sidewinder snake buries itself under the sand. There, with only its head poking out, it waits for prey. Welcome to life in the desert! Young readers will learn all about the desert environment where the sidewinder lives, as well as its physical characteristics, what it eats, and how it survives in its hot, dry home. Colorful photos and diagrams, clear text, age-appropriate activities, and critical-thinking questions will keep young readers turning the pages as they take a closer look at this intriguing desert dweller.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 597.9638 M147 Available 33111008403251
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A small snake glides sideways across the hot desert sand. As it moves, it makes an S shape with its body. Then the sidewinder snake buries itself under the sand. There, with only its head poking out, it waits for prey. Welcome to life in the desert! Young readers will learn all about the desert environment where the sidewinder lives, as well as its physical characteristics, what it eats, and how it survives in its hot, dry home. Colorful photos and diagrams, clear text, age-appropriate activities, and critical-thinking questions will keep young readers turning the pages as they take a closer look at this intriguing desert dweller.

Includes bibliographical references ( page 24) and index.

Moving sideways -- A desert home -- Escaping the heat -- Hidden hunter -- Deadly venom -- Sidewinder predators -- A rattle -- and a warning! -- Baby snakes -- All grown up.

A small snake glides sideways across the hot desert sand. As it moves, it makes an S shape with its body. Then the sidewinder snake buries itself under the sand. There, with only its head poking out, it waits for prey. Welcome to life in the desert! Young readers will learn all about the desert environment where the sidewinder lives, as well as its physical characteristics, what it eats, and how it survives in its hot, dry home. Colorful photos and diagrams, clear text, age-appropriate activities, and critical-thinking questions will keep young readers turning the pages as they take a closer look at this intriguing desert dweller.

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