Swimming Giants

By Monica Hughes

Imagine a turtle that's 13 feet 4 m] long That's just one of many surprises to be found in Swimming Giants, a book about the creatures that inhabited the world's ocean waters during dino times. In this exciting companion to Flying Giants, young readers will get a glimpse into the steamy world of long ago where some fish, such as the Shonisaurus, were over 50 feet long 15 m] and had spine bones the size of dinner plates The simple text and colorful illustrations will help kids learn about the similarities between these ancient swimmers and modern-day animals. Developed by literacy experts, Swimming Giants features controlled text with appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure for emergent readers.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597165425
• ISBN13: 9781597165426
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Bearport Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3