Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: Strange but True: Bizarre Animals - Grade 4 - Guided Reading Level R

Blobfish, pangolin, and flower mantis are just a few of the names of the bizarre bugs and animals that readers will learn about in this fascinating nonfiction title. Through vibrant images and photos, informational text, a glossary of terms, and an index, readers will learn some of the strange ways that arthropods, invertebrates, and mammals have adapted over time to camouflage themselves and develop interesting ways to keep predators away. A creature that looks like a cross between a bird, reptile, and mammal? A fish with a see-through head? A bug that is bright pink, and oozes deadly toxins? They sound like creatures from a monster movie, but they aren't some made-up alien beasts. They live with us right here on planet Earth. Check out the barreleye, the platypus, and the pink cyanide millipede-just a few of our world's Bizarre Animals! "A creature that looks like a cross between a bird, a reptile, and a mammal? A pink bug that oozes deadly toxins? They sound like creatures from an alien movie, but they live with us right here on Earth. Learn more about these and other bizarre animals inside."--Back cover