Amphibians and Reptiles: Their Natural History and Conservation

Amphibians and Reptiles: Their Natural History and Conservation

By Marty Crump. McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, 2011. Targeted for children from fifth to eighth grade (and older) readers, and to those who have an interest in amphibians and reptiles. Teachers will find considerable information relevant to science standards for grades 5 through 8. Begins with a discussion of how they are similar and different from each other, their life histories, feeding behavior, defense, and reproductive behaviors. Numerous high-quality color and black and white photographs accompany the text, along with illustrations of the greenhouse effect, food-web diagram, wetlands diagram, pie charts, and several cartoons. Another section of the book explains that many populations of amphibians and reptiles are disappearing from around the world, and the last section puts focus on people’s perception of amphibians and reptiles. 252 Pages. Softcover.