How Do Animals Stay Safe?


Book Description

"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.




How Do Animals Stay Safe?


Book Description

Explains how different animals defend themselves and stay safe.




Animal Defenses


Book Description

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.




Why Do Animals Hide?


Book Description

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.




Animals Staying Safe


Book Description

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.




Born in the Wild


Book Description

What do grizzly bear cubs eat? Where do baby raccoons sleep? And how does a baby otter learn to swim? Every baby mammal, from a tiny harvest mouse "pinky" to a fierce lion cub, needs food, shelter, love, and a family. Filled with illustrations of some of the most adorable babies in the kingdom, Born in the Wild is an awww-inspiring look at the traits that all baby mammals share and proves that, even though they're born in the wild, they're not so very different from us, after all! This non-fiction picture book by Lita Judge is sure to appeal to budding naturalists and animal lovers.




Science, Medicine, and Animals


Book Description

Science, Medicine, and Animals explains the role that animals play in biomedical research and the ways in which scientists, governments, and citizens have tried to balance the experimental use of animals with a concern for all living creatures. An accompanying Teacher's Guide is available to help teachers of middle and high school students use Science, Medicine, and Animals in the classroom. As students examine the issues in Science, Medicine, and Animals, they will gain a greater understanding of the goals of biomedical research and the real-world practice of the scientific method in general. Science, Medicine, and Animals and the Teacher's Guide were written by the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research and published by the National Research Council of the National Academies. The report was reviewed by a committee made up of experts and scholars with diverse perspectives, including members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institutes of Health, the Humane Society of the United States, and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The Teacher's Guide was reviewed by members of the National Academies' Teacher Associates Network. Science, Medicine, and Animals is recommended by the National Science Teacher's Association NSTA Recommends.




How Do Animals Keep Clean?


Book Description

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




Staying Alive! How Animals Stay Safe


Book Description

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.




Safe Handling and Restraint of Animals


Book Description

Provides all you need to know about the safe and humane handling and restraint of animals. Safe Handling and Restraint of Animals takes a holistic approach to the handling of a wide variety of animal species. This comprehensive resource offers a thorough overview of how to safely handle and restrain a number of commonly encountered species including dogs, cats, small mammals, exotic pets, horses and farm animals. Each chapter discusses the behaviour of the species and then outlines the appropriate handling and restraint methods, including any equipment required, multiple explanatory photographs, and useful further reading. Covers a wide range of species commonly encountered by veterinary staff and those working within animal industries Includes key points and self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, and a glossary of terms Ideal for students of any animal-related degree or diploma programme, including veterinary medicine, veterinary nursing, and animal studies and husbandry Written for students and professionals who work with animals, Safe Handling and Restraint of Animals: A Comprehensive Guide encompasses all aspects of handling and physical restraint, including biosecurity and welfare issues.




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