IP Factly presents... "101 Facts… Desert Animals!"
Amazing facts, photos and video links to some of the world's toughest animals.
IP Factly's 101 Facts series has been designed to encourage and bolster independent reading by whetting the appetite of young learners. It provides short, snappy facts that spark the interest of inquisitive kids.
Desert animal books for kids - a fun and fascinating way for young readers to find out more about these well adapted creatures.
This desert animals book for kids mixes facts, photos and even includes a video clip section.
Accompanying webpage with video clips
This book provides fact after fact for information hungry children to tell family and friends, and even has an accompanying webpage with video clips of the many of the different species in the book.
The videos are split into animal species to further encourage independent reading and learning.
It makes learning fun and gives a real reason for children to want to read by themselves. Kids will love discovering animal facts to share and enjoy.
The video links mean children come back again and again, naturally developing their reading and learning skills (early kindle models don't support video but the safe website link is given).
Fascinating Facts Include...
* The greater roadrunner is also known as the snake killer because it can kill small snakes with one blow from its beak or larger snakes by beating them against rocks.
* The flat-headed frog is another expert at storing water. It can store so much water, in fact, that it ends up bloated and shaped like a ball, with only its head staying flat.
* The desert cockroach is found in the Colorado Desert. It is able to absorb water vapor from the atmosphere, sometimes absorbing so much that it gains weight.
* In spite of their name, desert night lizards are active during the day. They are the only lizards to form social groups, with the young lizards staying with their parents for years.
* The desert death adder can go without food for days, lying in patient ambush. When prey comes close, it wiggles the tip of its tail, making it look like a worm, and bringing the prey within striking distance.
Chapters:
Introduction
What Is a Desert?
Life in the Desert
Avoiding Heat
Dissipating Body Heat
Obtaining Water
Retaining Water
Other Adaptations
Birds in the Desert
Frogs, Crocodiles and Turtles in the Desert
Insects in the Desert
Lizards in the Desert
Mammals in the Desert
Scorpions and Spiders in the Desert
Snakes in the Desert
Video Page
Photo Credits
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