In this book in the Animal Behavior series, discover how animals produce and care for their babies.

Teach your child about the enchanting world of new-born animals Wherever they live, baby animals do many of the same things that human babies do: play, eat, sleep, and find adventure. From the biggest baby animals to the smallest � help your child discover all about their favourite creatures. They'll find out how long different animals stay with their parents and about the sorts of things they do; from how a baby beaver helps to build a dam, to the way baby chicks learn to scratch for food. Including every kind of baby animal; from birds and insects to mammals and reptiles and packed with gorgeous pictures and fascinating facts, your child will love discovering all about baby animals!

In Born in the Wild: Animal Babies, students will learn how animal parents care for, protect and teach their babies. Young readers will love turning the page as they gain valuable information and are prompted to answer questions along the way. Take a fantastic photo journey into the wild with Rourke’s Close-Up on Amazing Animals for readers in grades K–3. Readers will explore the unique adaptations and relationships that help animals survive in the wild. Repetitive text aids comprehension while real photographs assist in vocabulary development for beginning readers.

The 4th book in the popular 101 ANIMALS series! Did you know that sea turtle mothers leave their babies to hatch from their eggs completely on their own? Or that baby gorilla black-backs are carried around for as long as three years after they are born? In 101 Animal Babies, readers will learn about penguins and sea-horse fathers that guard and hatch their eggs, birds that teach their chicks to fly, kangaroos that keep their joeys safe in pouches, and wolves that teach their pups to hunt.Filled with fascinating facts and adorable full-color photos on every page, 101 Animal Babies is sure to be an instant favorite for kids, parents, and teachers alike!

Animals and Their Babies is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.K.8 and Literacy.L.K.5. Readers are shown full-grown animals and their offspring, while charming, narrative nonfiction text explains each scene. This book should be paired with “Baby Animals" (9781448889235) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.

Illustrations show wild animal babies with their parents while text gives facts about each animal.

Illustrations show farm animal babies with their parents while text gives facts about each animal.