Weedy Sea Dragons, Spitting Cobras, and Other Wild and Amazing Animals by Robyn O'Sullivan (1 book) (39 pages)

Weedy Sea Dragons, Spitting Cobras, and Other Wild and Amazing Animals
By Robyn O’Sullivan


Bibliographic Information:

O’Sullivan, R. Weedy Sea Dragons, Spitting Cobras, and Other Wild and Amazing Animals. Washington, D.C: National Geographic Society.

Grade Level Appropriateness:

3rd – 5th

Author Credibility:

The author worked with other people at National Geographic to get the information included in this book.

Summary of the Book:

This book is about how animals and insects camouflage and protect themselves in the wild. It talks about animals in the sea and on land. It tells how they protect themselves from predators by camouflaging themselves or shooting poison.

Illustrations:

This book was illustrated with photographs.

Features:

This book has a table of contents and is divided into chapters. At the end of the book, there is a report guide that can help guide a child on how to write a report. There is a glossary and an index. The book provides a list of books for further reading. There is also a list of websites.

How I would Use the Book in My Classroom:

I would use this book in a science unit about how animals and how they protect themselves.

Response:

This was a good book, but I can see where kids would get bored reading the whole thing. However, it would be a good reference for a project or report.

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