Books with author Stephen Savoie

Discover the exciting world of the toad, from a garden pond to a remote woodland, and explore some of the different habitats that are the toad's home. Could you tell the difference between a toad and a frog? Do you know what a toad looks like when it is 8 weeks old? Have you ever seen a toad catching its prey? Follow the toad's life cycle, from the hatching of a tadpole to finding a mate, and find out about the threats facing toads today and what can be done to protect them. This work includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary, and "unusual fact" boxes.

Discover the exciting world of the grass snake, from a garden compost heap to a remote heathland, and explore some of the different habitats that are the snake's home. Could you tell the difference between a grass snake and an adder? Do you know where grass snakes live? Have you ever seen one catching its prey? Follow the snake's life cycle, from the hatching of a snakelet to finding a mate, and find out about the threats facing snakes today and why some people are afraid of them. This work includes an animal map, locator map, life cycle summary, and "unusual fact" boxes.

Classification: Focus on: Reptiles shows children how to identify and group reptiles according to their characteristics. It answers questions such as what is a reptile? Where do reptiles live? What do reptiles eat? And how do reptiles keep cool? Along with many others. The book looks at reptiles from snakes and lizards to alligators and turtles and their young, as well as some more unusual reptiles such as tuataras and basilisk lizards. It also offers advice on keeping reptiles as pets. The book also contains a useful scale to demonstrate the size of many reptiles in comparison to a human hand or an adult human, along with a topic web, a glossary and some suggestions for extension activities. Other titles in the series include Classification: Focus on: Amphibians, Classification: Focus on: Birds, Classification: Focus on: Insects, Classification: Focus on: Mammals and Classification: Focus on: Fish.