National Geographic Canadian Catalogue 2009 - (Page 70) Reading Expeditions Science—Life Science Grades 3–8+ Enter the diverse world of life science and cover basics such as plants, animals, and cells. Discover the unique characteristics of living things while gaining practice with nonfiction text features. T h ’ Guide Teacher’s G id & Assessments Amazing Animals Fry: 4.9 Lexile: 750 Guided Reading Level: T–U 6-Pack 978-14263-59422 $51.80 Animal Adaptations Fry: 4.8 Lexile: 740 Guided Reading Level: T–U 6-Pack 978-14263-60824 $51.80 Learn how animals are grouped, how adaptations help them survive, and how technology helps us protect animal populations. 32 pp. Related Fiction: Crocodile Rescue, p. 101 6-pack 978-14263-71295 $66.38 Explore adaptations in animals as diverse as the puffer fish and the panda. Learn how certain structures or behaviors help animals survive—and sometimes make them more vulnerable. 32 pp. Related Fiction: Dolphin Rescue, p. 101 6-pack 978-14263-71318 $66.38 Looking at Cells Fry: 6.1 Lexile: 870 Guided Reading Level: W–X 6-Pack 978-14263-59484 $51.80 Classification Clues Fry: 5.3 Lexile: 720 Guided Reading Level: T–U 6-Pack 978-14263-60817 $51.80 Explore the diversity of cells, from microscopic creatures to the specialized cells that make up our bodies. Follow scientists’ progress in learning how cells work and in manipulating them technologically. 32 pp. Learn about the scientific classification system in plants and animals and why scientists use it. Understand how plants and animals are grouped into a logical order. 32 pp. Related Fiction: Condor Rescue, p. 101 6-pack 978-14263-71325 $66.38 Plant Power Fry: 4.5 Lexile: 780 Guided Reading Level: S–T 6-Pack 978-14263-59408 $51.80 Ecosystems Fry: 4.8 Lexile: 860 Guided Reading Level: T–U 6-Pack 978-14263-60831 $51.80 Dig into the green world that grows silently around us. Explore how plants make their own food, protect themselves, reproduce, provide much of Earth’s oxygen, and even combat pollution. 32 pp. Explore the prairie ecosystem—its populations, habitats, food chains, and food webs. Understand the relationships between the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem and how ecosystems stay in balance. 32 pp. Related Fiction: Black Bear Rescue, p. 101 6-pack 978-14263-71288 $66.38 Protecting the Planet Fry: 4.6 Lexile: 870 Guided Reading Level: T–U 6-Pack 978-14263-59446 $51.80 Life Cycles Fry: 3.2 Lexile: 650 Guided Reading Level: Q–R 6-Pack 978-14263-60848 $51.80 Air, water, land—all essential for life on this planet. Learn how to protect these resources and what it means to be a steward of the planet. Explore the interdependence of life on Earth. 32 pp. Related Fiction: Waste Watchers, p. 102 6-pack 978-07362-36492 $80.13 Follow butterflies, frogs, and other animals through their life cycles. Find out how scientists use technology to study these changes and how they distinguish between instinctive and learned behavior. 32 pp. Related Fiction: Ferret Rescue, p. 101 6-pack 978-14263-71301 $66.38 You and Your Genes Fry: 6.7 Lexile: 920 Guided Reading Level: X–Y 6-Pack 978-14263-59460 $51.80 Take an imaginary trip inside your body to learn what makes you you. Learn about chromosomes and genes and watch them at work. Discover how you are like—and different from—every other living thing. 32 pp. 70 All prices shown are CAD$.
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