  | Giant squid and octopuses (Real life sea monsters) Author: Owen, Ruth | |
| Price: $27.67 | ||
Summary:
Presents readers with the similarities and differences between the giant squid and octopus.
Common Core Standards
Grade 4 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 4.RI Key Ideas & Details
Grade 4 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 4.RI Craft & Structure
Grade 4 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 4.RI Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 4 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 4.RI Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
Grade 5 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 5.RI Key Ideas & Details
Grade 5 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 5.RI Craft & Structure
Grade 5 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 5.RI Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 5 → Reading → RI Informational Text → 5.RI Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
Grade 5 → Reading → RI Informational Text → Texts Illustrating the Complexity, Quality, & Rang
Grade 5 → Reading → CCR College & Career Readiness Anchor Standards fo
Reviews:
School Library Journal (04/01/14)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 04/01/2014 Gr 3–6—Each sea creature's most frightful and dangerous feature (the stingray's venom, an octopus's tentacles) provides an entry point into its world. The author offers general information on diet, habitat, and reproduction in addition to discussing each animal's most intimidating characteristic. Interesting details are scattered throughout. Examples of these creatures' interactions with humans are included, ranging from the benign to the cautionary to the unfortunate. Readers are reminded that swimmers are entering the sea creatures' territory and that the animals are reacting naturally. Stingrays and Shark mention overfishing and dwindling numbers. The design enhances these books, through labeled and captioned action-packed photographs, bright yellow overlaid text boxes that have a bite mark taken out of them, and orange "warning sign" fact boxes. Students will come away with new respect for these animals. - Copyright 2014 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
