Snakes (Smithsonian) - Hardcover

Simon, Seymour

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061140961 ISBN 13: 9780061140969

Publisher: Collins, 2007

Synopsis

An updated photographic study of snakes offers a fact-filled look at the important role of snakes--poisonous and nonpoisonous alike--in the natural world and discusses how snakes eat, move, reproduce, and protect themselves. Simultaneous.

About this title

Review:

"Snakes are at their most beguiling in this beautifully photographed, well-organized introduction."--"School Library Journal

About the Author:

Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children’s science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children’s science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the “Seymour Science Blog” and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061140961
• ISBN 13: 9780061140969
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 30