Arctic Appetizers: Studying Food Webs in the Arctic cover

Arctic Appetizers: Studying Food Webs in the Arctic

Author: Hooks, Gwendolyn

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.8
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 1913
Points per Word 0.000261
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.015625

Description

This book looks at the Arctic food chain, discussing the plants and animals that are native to this environment, threats to their survival, and what is being done to protect them.

Quick Summary

Arctic Appetizers takes readers on a frosty adventure through one of Earth's most extreme environments, revealing the surprising ways Arctic creatures survive and thrive in bone-chilling conditions. Kids will marvel at bizarre food chain facts like Polar Bears Past Bedtime hunting whales, Arctic foxes changing colors like magic, and tiny plankton supporting entire ocean ecosystems. If your kid loves the interactive discovery and nature facts in National Geographic Kids books, they'll devour this quick but fact-packed dive into Arctic survival. Perfect for ages 8-11 in grades 3-6, this 0.5 AR point read is ideal for curious minds who want to impress friends with wild wildlife knowledge.