Thump Goes the Rabbit: How Animals Communicate (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) [9780062491015]

Overview

Read and find out about how animals communicate in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Did you know that animals each have their own unique way to communicate? From animal sounds like birds singing, dogs barking, and cows mooing to the silent messages animals send with their ears, tails, feet, and bodies—what is everybody saying? Read and find out about how animals communicate and what they’re talking about in Thump Goes the Rabbit.

This engaging book about animal behavior is filled with bright, accurate art and includes tons of visual aids like sidebars, an infographic, and a hands-on activity all about how to be a citizen scientist and make good observations in your own environment.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, a perfect introduction to STEM for both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

• hands-on and visual
• acclaimed and trusted
• great for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

• Entertain and educate at the same time
• Have appealing, child-centered topics
• Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers
• Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach
• Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations
• Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills
• Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists
• Meet national science education standards
• Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field
• Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.