Beastly Abodes


Book Description

"Invite bats, birds, butterflies, toads, and other neighborhood creatures into your yard, and reap the rewards of watching wildlife. Thirty-five projects, all made with natural materials that both blend into and enhance and backyard setting, are designed to meet the needs and safety considerations of animals as well as to delight the human eye. Enjoy the satisfaction of building: a rustic bat house ; a twig mosaic butterfly box ; gourd houses for purple martins ; a double-decker woven vine bird feeder ; toad house and more! Fact-filled sidebars and articles offer information on the needs and habits of various animals, helping you to design the perfect haven for your visitors"--Page 4 of cover




Vultures and Other Birds


Book Description

Book Features: • 32 Pages, 7 inches x 9 inches • Ages 8-13, Grades 3-8 Leveled Readers, Lexile 520L • Simple, easy-to-read pages with vibrant images • Features exciting facts about birds to engage early readers • Includes glossary words, after-reading questions, an extension activity, and a memory game The Magic Of Reading: Introduce your child to the magic of reading and animals with Dangerous...Or Not? Vultures and Other Birds. This 32-page book has vibrant photographs and captivating information on different types of birds. Fun Animal Facts: Are these animals dangerous or do they have a bad reputation? Learn more about different species of birds in this animal book, including their habitats, signs that they may pose a threat, and their role within the animal kingdom. Features: More than just a book about birds and animal safety, this kid’s book includes a glossary of vocabulary words, a memory game for mid-text interaction, an extension activity, plus after-reading questions for comprehension skills. Leveled Books: Vibrant photographs and leveled text work together to engage readers and promote reading comprehension skills. This leveled book engages 3rd—8th graders through new vocabulary and high-interest topics like animals that fly. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.




Beastly Armor


Book Description

Describes how military armor and defenses have been inspired by animals and nature from ancient times until today.




Text Complexity


Book Description

There is a big difference between assigning complex texts and teaching complex texts No matter what discipline you teach, learn how to use complexity as a dynamic, powerful tool for sliding the right text in front of your students’ at just the right time. Updates to this new edition include How-to’s for measuring countable features of any written work A rubric for analyzing the complexity of both literary and informational texts Classroom scenarios that show the difference between a healthy struggle and frustration The authors’ latest thinking on teacher modeling, close reading, scaffolded small group reading, and independent reading




Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues


Book Description

An engaging, thoughtful look at the science and ethics of research into animal behavior.




Brilliant Birds


Book Description

Takes a look at brilliant birds, including eagles, hummingbirds, and crows.