Bøger af Victoria Marcos

What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Pythons, students will learn amazing facts about pythons. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension. Sample Text: Python are ambush predators. They use their forked tongue to "smell" their prey. They curl their bodies in a coil and strike their prey very quickly. Some pythons have heat-sensing pits that help them find warm-blooded prey. Pythons that eat cold-blooded prey don't have this heat-sensing pit.

What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Rays, students will learn amazing facts about rays like Manta Rays and Stingrays. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension. Sample Text: Rays swim very differently than other fish. They flap their pectoral fins up and down which makes them look like they are flying through the water like a bird. Some rays can even jump out of the water.

What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Sea Lions, students will learn amazing facts about sea lions. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension. Sample Text: Sea lions spend much of the day looking for food. They will hunt close to shore if they can find food. Otherwise, they will move to another area in search of enough food to survive

What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Seals, students will learn amazing facts about seals. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension. Sample Text:Seals are carnivores. They hunt fish but they will also eat squid, octopus, and crustaceans like shrimp and lobster. Leopard seals will eat penguins and sometimes sea birds. Leopard seals will also eat smaller seals.

What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Sloths, students will learn amazing facts about sloths. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension. Sample Text:Sloths are solitary animals who spend nearly all of their time sitting and hanging from the treetops. They use their long, powerful claws to hang and to hold onto branches as they slowly move around the treetops.

What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Spiders, students will learn amazing facts about spiders. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension. Sample Text:Most spiders are predators. They rest on their webs and wait for an insect to get trapped. When spiders catch their prey, they inject it with venom that liquefies the prey's insides. Then, they suck out liquid leaving behind an empty shell.

What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Wolverines, students will learn amazing facts about wolverines. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension. Sample Text:Like skunks, wolverines have a strong-smelling fluid called "musk" that sprays from their musk glands to warn others to stay away. They sometimes spray it on food so that no other animal will want to eat it.

What is your favorite pet? My favorite pets are ponies. Would you like to learn about them? In My Favorite Pet: Ponies, students will learn about having a pony for a pet. Each My Favorite Pet book includes information on where pets live, how they play, and what they eat. Sample Text: Children usually learn to ride a pony before they learn to ride a horse. Ponies are friendly and smart. They are also very sensitive. They can tell when someone is scared, upset or happy.

What is your favorite pet? My favorite pets are lizards. Would you like to learn about them? In My Favorite Pet: Lizards, students will learn about having lizards as pets. Each My Favorite Pet book includes information on where pets live, how they play, and what they eat. Sample Text: Lizards live in terrariums. Lizards that live in trees need a tall cage. Lizards that live on the ground need a long cage.

What is your favorite pet? My favorite pets are guinea pigs. Would you like to learn about them? In My Favorite Pet: Guinea Pigs, students will learn about having guinea pigs as pets. Each My Favorite Pet book includes information on where pets live, how they play, and what they eat. Sample Text: Guinea pigs aren't actually pigs. They are rodents. Guinea pigs like to play with other guinea pigs. They are happier when they are together.

What is your favorite pet? My favorite pets are fish. Would you like to learn about them? In My Favorite Pet: Fish, students will learn about having fish as pets. Each My Favorite Pet book includes information on where pets live, how they play, and what they eat. Sample Text: Fish live in aquariums, fish bowls or ponds.Some fish live in salt water. Some fish live in fresh water.

What is your favorite pet? My favorite pets are ferrets. Would you like to learn about them? In My Favorite Pet: Ferrets, students will learn about having ferrets as pets. Each My Favorite Pet book includes information on where pets live, how they play, and what they eat. Sample Text: Ferrets sleep about 18 hours a day. But when they're awake, they love to play.

What is your favorite pet? My favorite pets are dogs. Would you like to learn about them? In My Favorite Pet: Dogs, students will learn about having dogs as pets. Each My Favorite Pet book includes information on where pets live, how they play, and what they eat. Sample Text: Dogs are smart and playful. Some like to play in the water. They also like to play tug-of-war and fetch.

What is your favorite machine? In My Favorite Machine: Cranes, young readers will learn all about cranes. This book introduces kids to the different types of cranes, how they work and what they do. Sample Text: Cranes lift and move big and heavy things. Cranes use a hook that is connected to a cable or chain. The hook holds the thing that is being moved.

What is your favorite machine? In My Favorite Machine: Concrete Mixers, young readers will learn all about concrete mixers. This book introduces kids to the different concrete mixers and the process used for making and transporting concrete. Sample Text: Cement mixed with sand or gravel and water makes concrete. These things are put into a drum that spins. The drum never stops spinning. If it did, the concrete would dry.

Want to see the beautiful and exotic animals of South America? This level two reader features beautiful photographs and easy-to-read information about rainforest animals. Discover Reading titles feature short sentences, word lists, and questions at the end of each book to further the learning process.