The Amazing Fat-Tailed Gecko: A Chapter Book for Young Explorers

By: Giampa, Joshua Chase

What has cat-like eyes, a tail shaped like a turnip, and can drop its tail to escape a predator?

Meet the fat-tailed gecko - one of the most amazing little reptiles on Earth

In The Amazing Fat-Tailed Gecko, young readers will travel to the grasslands of West Africa to discover a gentle lizard with incredible survival skills. This nocturnal gecko stores food in its fat tail, sheds and eats its own skin, and has eyelids that let it blink - something most geckos cannot do.

Inside this book, readers will learn:
- How the fat-tailed gecko uses its chunky tail to store energy for tough times
- Why this gecko can blink and clean its own eyes with its eyelids
- How it uses camouflage, tail drops, and a secret defense posture to fool predators
- What baby geckos look like and how temperature decides if they are male or female
- Why fat-tailed geckos are popular pets and how scientists are studying them

Packed with fun facts, a glossary, quiz questions, and hands-on activities, this chapter book makes learning about the fat-tailed gecko an adventure.

Written at a second-grade reading level. Perfect for young readers ages 7-9.

Book 1 in the Chapter Books for Young Explorers series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN3Q747R
• ISBN13: 9798248067558
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"