Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744067677
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
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Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about some of the world’s most mysterious monsters with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 4: Beastly Tales will introduce kids to everything they need to know about famous mysterious monsters–including the Yeti, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster–and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 4 and 5 reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as mysterious monsters, the evidence for their existence, and apparent sightings of these creatures. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 4 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts, and challenge young readers to broaden their subject knowledge while practising nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 9 to 11 (Grades 4 and 5) who are confident readers ready for a challenge.
Author: DK
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0744067642
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Encounters with mysterious monsters? Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about some of the world’s most mysterious monsters - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. Beastly Tales is a beautifully designed reader all about these incredible monsters. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about people who claim to have seen monsters, and the evidence for their existence.
Author: Malcolm Yorke
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780789442567
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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An account of famous monsters including the one at Loch Ness in Scotland, the Yeti or Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, and Bigfoot or Sasquatch of Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
Author: Malcolm Yorke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758709257
Category : Loch Ness monster
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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An account of famous monsters including the one at Loch Ness in Scotland, the Yeti or Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas, and Bigfoot or Sasquatch of Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Do these monsters really exist? Read these amazing true stories -- then decide for yourself! The 48-page Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail. Young readers will devour these kid-friendly titles, which cover high-interest topics such as sharks, and the Bermuda Triangle, as well as classics like Aladdin. Information boxes highlight historical references, trivia, pronunciation, and other facts about words and names mentioned. Averaging 2,400 to 2,800 words, these books offer a 50/50 picture-to-text ratio. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4.
Author: Steve Korte
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593519221
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
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The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is the Loch Ness Monster really lurking beneath Scottish waters, or is it just a myth? Find out all that there is to know about the most famous aquatic cryptid! From the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series comes What Do We Know About?, a series that tells the stories of world-famous crytpids, mysteries, and more. Also known as Nessie, this creature of the lake's history dates all the way back to the year 565. Since then, there have been photographs and films that allegedly show proof of the monster's existence. But are they fact or fiction? Learn all about the research, expeditions, and tests that provide clues about the Loch Ness Monster and whether or not it is real in this captivating book for young readers!
Author: Richard Brassey
Publisher: Dolphin
ISBN: 9781858813097
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Millions of years ago, the northern tip of Scotland was a separate island, until it crashed into the mainland. The prehistoric sea monsters rushed to escape ... all except for Nessie! Ever since, people have claimed to see her as vehemently as others have denied her existence. And there have been some crazed and cunning plans to trap this elusive creature. What are the facts and what is only legend? With humour and historical accuracy, Richard Brassey tells the irresistible tale for readers everywhere.
Author: Erin Peabody
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1499805195
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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Learn all about creatures and monsters throughout history and discover if they're real or not in this new nonfiction series! Behind the Legend looks at creatures and monsters throughout history and analyzes them through a scientific, mythbusting lens, debating whether or not the sightings and evidence provided are adequate proof of their existence. In The Loch Ness Monster, readers learn about all the sightings and proof of it, from the famous photograph to the huge "footprints" found by the Loch. It also discusses other history about the monster, such as how Nessie became a major figure in popular culture, and other mythical beings that came from Scotland. Complete with engaging anecdotes, interesting sidebars, and fantastic illustrations, kids won't want to put this book down!
Author: James Kwan
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374300453
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Told through a series of notes, two boys go on a hike hoping to find Yeti but run into trouble along the way.
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1613125151
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Renowned literary great Eva Ibbotson delivers a final novel in her classic, much-loved style. A previously unpublished work from this favorite author, The Abominables follows a family of yetis who are forced, by tourism, to leave their home in the Himalayas and make their way across Europe to a possible new home. Siblings Con and Ellen shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey, with the help of Perry, a good-natured truck driver. Through a mountain rescue in the Alps and a bullfight in Spain, the yetis at last find their way to an ancestral estate in England—only to come upon a club of voracious hunters who have set their sights on the most exotic prey of all: the Abominable Snowmen.
Author: Andrea Mills
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756610081
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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The world's endangered animals speak out in this thought-provoking book that provides a unique look at the lives of such animals as tigers, manatees, and pandas. Full color.
