A school of fish : animal groups in the ocean

Format:

Book

Title:

A school of fish : animal groups in the ocean

Author:

Kuskowski, Alex author

ISBN:

9781617835414

Publication:

Minneapolis, Minn. : ABDO, [2013]

Physical Description:

24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.

Series title(s):

Animal groups (ABDO Publishing Company)

Contents:

Animals in the ocean -- Why live in a group? -- A bloom of jellyfish -- A cast of crabs -- A shiver of sharks -- A waddle of penguins -- A team of dolphins -- A school of fish -- A colony of sea lions -- More ocean groups.

Summary:

This book takes a look at the types and behavior of animal groups that live in the ocean.

Subject(s):

Marine animals -- Behavior -- Juvenile literature.

Social behavior in animals -- Juvenile literature.

Marine animals -- Behavior.

Social behavior in animals.

Genre:

readers.

Readers (Publications)

Literature.

Juvenile works.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Salem Main Library	J 591.77 Kuskowski 2013	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

This educational title explores the various habitats and behavior of animals that live together in the ocean. From a bloom of jellyfish to a waddle of penguins, large photos take children on a journey around the globe to learn about animal groups. Each page spread has a simple sentence followed by facts about the animals. A quick quiz provides additional reading and learning fun! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-Each volume highlights interesting animal groups and devotes itself to a particular type of habitat-jungle, forest, farm, etc.-showing young readers several animals that call that place home. After a general introduction about the benefits of living together, each spread shares what a particular animal group is called. For example, children will learn that owls gather in a "parliament," bears form a "sleuth," and frogs get together in a "colony." The accompanying sentences offer an interesting tidbit or two against the backdrop of a dramatic clear color photo of the animal being discussed. While these titles are not detailed enough for research projects, they have high appeal for browsers, and they lend themselves well to classroom discussions of collective nouns. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.