Can Snakes Crawl Backward? Questions and Answers About Reptiles

by Melvin A. Berger, Gilda Berger

From simple questions like "Do snakes have bones in their bodies?" to complex ones like "How can you tell crocodiles from alligators?," this book delivers easy-to-understand info about reptiles. In this introduction to reptiles, kids will learn amazing facts about snakes, lizards, crocodiles, alligators, and turtles. Readers will find out that a Komodo dragon can weigh 365 pounds, that chameleons really do change colors, and a crocodile once lived to be 110 years old! The Bergers explain key science concepts--like camouflage and reptile behavior--and keep kids turning pages with questions like "Are snakes ever born with two heads?" and "Why do turtles have shells?"

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens

Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

Reviews

[Cindyloo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this whole series of Scholastic Q&A books for children. I have a 7 year old who is an excellent reader, but just doesn't have the attention span for much beyond picture books. With his reading level where it is, I struggle to find books that he actually *enjoys*... Chapter readers are intimidating and tedious for him. This series is a great one. The books hold his interest, and he isn't overwhelmed by the amount of information, because it's layed out in manageable chunks.

[Erin Brockway]

This is a question an answer book about snakes, lizards, crocodiles, alligators and turtles. It ask many questions that children would want to know the answers to. The questions vary from simple questions to very complex questions. The facts are then broken down into easy to understand answers that many children would comprehend. I would use this book in my classroom when studying about reptiles or if students were doing research on a specific reptile for a report. They could get some very valuable information from this book.

[Eudelia Candido · Rating 5 out of 5]

Today i read this book and I liked a lot.