Told in a narrative format and illustrated with photographs, this
delightful non-fiction series describes the lives of animal families. Each
book follows the adventures of a particular animal family, describing
their family structure, the habitat in which they live, and how parents
teach skills to their young. The books also describe the challenges these
animals face. Engaging features include fun animal facts, questions for
students, maps, and activities.
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Bobbie
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Series
Specifications:
• Engaging, well-crafted narrative captivates
readers’ attention
• Encourages an appreciation of and respect for
animals and promotes environmental stewardship
Polar Bear Family Adventures
• Supports Common Core State Standards for
An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions, and
Reading Informational Text (Grades Three and
activities, tells the story of two polar bear cubs born in a den dug by their
Four – Key Ideas and Details, Craft and Structure,
mother deep under the winter snow of the Arctic. The cubs snuggle up to
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas, and Range of
their mother to drink her milk and keep warm. In spring, the mother and
Reading and Level of Text Complexity)
cubs emerge from the den and face the challenges of moving onto sea ice,
•
Supports core life science concepts
where the hungry mother hunts for seals to eat. The cubs are given hunting
lessons and have their first taste of seal. They ride on their mother’s back
in the ocean, wrestle and play, and explore their cold habitat. Readers will
love these majestic animals and learn to write their own stories about them.
Reading Level: Grades 2-3
Interest Level: Grades K-3
32 pages, 8½ x 9½”, full color
$20.70 RLB
$8.95 PAP
ISBN 978-0-7787-2228-1 RLB ISBN 978-0-7787-2236-6 PAP
ISBN 978-1-4271-1712-0 eBook
Raccoon Family Adventures
An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions, and activities,
tells the story of one of the most adaptable animals on Earth. Raccoons
eat almost anything, live in many kinds of habitats, including cities, can
climb buildings as well as trees, and are able to change to overcome many
challenges. This story follows a raccoon family’s nightly adventures in a
forest near a suburban community, as they look for food in both their natural
habitat and people’s back yards. What other animals will they meet? Readers
will be asked to write about their own experiences with these cute but often
challenging animals.
ISBN 978-0-7787-2230-4 RLB ISBN 97-80-7787-2238-0 PAP
ISBN 97-81-4271-1713-7 eBook
Fox Family Adventures
There are gray foxes, arctic foxes, fennec foxes, cape foxes, swift foxes, kit
foxes, and red foxes. An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts,
questions, and activities, tells the story of a red fox family. Found all over the
planet, red fox families start with the birth of four to six kits. Born in a den,
the baby foxes leave the den with their mothers after two to three weeks and
start to play, pounce, and hunt. What adventures will they have? Will they
meet some other animals along the way? Readers will love these adorable
animals and learn to write their own stories about them.
ISBN 978-0-7787-2232-8 RLB ISBN 978-0-7787-2240-3 PAP
ISBN 978-1-4271-1714-4 eBook
Wolf Family Adventures
An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions,
and activities, tells the story of gray wolves who live in highly
structured social units called packs. A pack has one breeding
pair and their offspring, and may include older siblings or wolves
from other packs. This delightful adventure story starts with the
excitement created by the birth of newborn cubs and how the other
members of the pack bond with them. The cubs are taught vocal and
physical communication and soon learn to hunt with the pack. This
exciting story will enrich students’ understanding of the importance
of gray wolves to ecosystems in North America. Young readers will be
amazed by how much the lives of wolves mimic their own lives!
ISBN 978-0-7787-2234-2 RLB ISBN 978-0-7787-2242-7 PAP
ISBN 978-1-4271-1715-1 eBook
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