Books in Creature Files series

Creature Features is a unique, high-interest approach to teaching life science. Each title focuses on the special adaptations of animals that help them survive in their habitat. The text is fun and straightforward, inviting even reluctant readers to crack open the cover and see what’s inside. They won’t be disappointed as they learn cool facts about some pretty amazing creature features!

In Creature Feature, brave kids come face-to-face with a different creature. Whether they're rescuing kidnapped campers from giant, stick bug monsters or fleeing from their grandmother who was recently turned into a vampire, Kevin, James, Jude, and brothers Jason and Elliot find their own strengths. These stand-alone titles are sure to leave readers with a creepy feeling. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Using lots of fun and interactive touch, trace, and lift-the-flap elements, A Lion Goes Roar! introduces young children to animals in the savannah. If you follow all the tracks,You may just catch a sightOf striped friends in swaying grass…(Lift grassy flap) We’re zebras – black and white! Trace the line, lift the flaps, and meet some of the wild animals roaming the savannah! Following paw prints and footprints and three-toed tracks, kids will encounter laughing hyenas hidden by tall giraffes, a hippo wallowing in the mud behind the water reeds, a newly hatched baby ostrich inside a nest, and—of course—a mighty lion in a cave ROARING.

Using lots of fun and interactive touch, trace, and lift-the-flap elements, An Owl Goes Hoot! introduces young children to animals in the forest.Listen to the grunting sound.What’s there behind that root?Shsh . . . be silent as you peep . . .(Lift tree-root flap)A badger eating fruit! Enter the leafy forest where lots of animals play, run, fly, and find their food. All you have to do is trace the line and lift the flaps to spot everything that’s going on. Listen to a yip yip from the undergrowth to discover a fox eating grubs. A snorting in the shadows leads you to a red deer nibbling bark. And who’s on the prowl? A hooting owl!

Using lots of fun and interactive touch, trace, and lift-the-flap elements, A Fish Goes Splash! introduces young children to creatures that live in the sea. Where do all those bubbles go?Down to the seabed floor.So what can be behind the rock?(Lift rock flap) A lobster’s snapping claw! Dive down deep in the sea, into the sand, weeds, and wrecks of sunken ships. There you’ll discover some of the most fascinating creatures ever, silently swimming—including grumpy-looking cod, flatfish that live in the gloom, sleeping sharks, and squishy jellyfish in the foam. Just follow the lines and lift the flaps to uncover this unique watery world.

Using lots of fun and interactive touch, trace, and lift-the-flap elements, A Cow Goes Moo! introduces young children to animals on the farm. A trail of grain across the farmLeads to a group of friends.So who can be behind the hedge?(Lift the flap) A flock of chicks and hens! Which creatures are hiding throughout the farm? With this interactive board book, kids can find out by tracing their finger along the line leading to the lift-the-flap! They’ll meet a woolly sheep and lamb in the hay; ducks in a puddly, muddy huddle; two very hairy bleating goats; and one big, brown, friendly cow behind the shed door.

Each page in this book is bursting with unusual creatures from the time of dinosaurs, all united by a common characteristic. From wonderful wings to terrific teeth, from tyrannosaurs to ancient turtles, this eclectic collection celebrates the diversity and similarities of the dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Guaranteed to fascinate budding paleontologists.