Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! What do you know about sharks? Beginning readers will get their feet wet with these literacy-building introductions to ocean animals. In addition to curricular information, social-emotional questions encourage reflection and family/educator engagement tips help connect the topic to the reader's life. These books are sure to make a splash! "Readers will learn some of the basic features of a shark in this introductory book, part of the "Read about Ocean Animals" series. Each page spread includes one or two sentences of general information about the shark's physical features against a single-color background. Close-up, color photographs appear throughout the book and provide moderate support to the text. For instance, the text describes the way sharks breath and smell; the snapshot includes a label pointing to the gills. This particular layout includes a question related to the shark's sense of smell. Sections such as the Educator Toolbox, You Connect!, STEM Snapshot, and sidebars provide tools adults can use to encourage children to engage with the reading. Includes a photo glossary of four terms, a list of three additional books, and an index. Literacy consultants are noted in the credits. All of the books in this series have a similar format and presentation. Teachers may wish to include the series as a part of a science unit on ocean animals. Younger children may enjoy having the text read aloud and engaging in a conversation about the information and photos. Reviewer Rating: 4"-Children's Literature

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