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Books in A Day in the Life: Sea Animals series

  • Fennec Fox

    Anita Ganeri

    Hardcover (Capstone Global Library Ltd, March 1, 2011)
    Here, readers can see what happens to different desert animals over the course of a day and night. Each book in the series discusses different aspects of the featured animal's anatomy and behaviour.
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  • Life in the Sea - Mediterranean Sea

    Leighton Taylor

    Hardcover (Blackbirch Press, Aug. 5, 1999)
    Some of the world's warmest and clearest waters are filled with the world's most colorful and dangerous creatures. Explore the complex food webs that exist at varying depths, witness the incredible adaptations of fishes that can change color, and float through a virtual underwater Garden of Eden.
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  • Polar Bear

    Katie Marsico

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 1, 2011)
    Explore the polar region, one of the most extreme environments on Earth, by following a polar bear through its day as it eats, sleeps, and cares for its young. With a step-by-step life cycle diagram, critical-thinking questions, and further resources, this book is sure to captivate young animal lovers!
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  • Jellyfish

    Louise Spilsbury

    Hardcover (Raintree, Feb. 9, 2010)
    The books in this series look at a typical day and night in the lives of different types of sea animal. The books explore different aspects of each animal's behaviour such as moving, sleeping, eating, and hunting.
  • Jaguar

    Anita Ganeri

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Explore the rainforest region, one of the most extreme environments on Earth, by following a jaguar through its day as it eats, sleeps, and cares for its young. This engaging nonfiction book introduces emerging readers to the behaviors, traits, and habitat of this fascinating animal with supportive text features, including a labeled body map of the jaguar and further resources. With its accessible text and fast facts, this book is sure to captivate young animal lovers!
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  • Tarantula

    Anita Ganeri

    Paperback (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Large, hairy, and creepy, tarantulas are fascinating as well as repulsive. Read about how they spend their days moving slowly, but viciously killing their prey, both small and large. Find out where tarantulas live and sleep and what makes them so deadly.
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  • Arabian Oryx

    Anita Ganeri

    Paperback (Raintree, March 12, 2012)
    Here, readers can see what happens to different desert animals over the course of a day and night. Each book in the series discusses different aspects of the animals' anatomy and behaviour.
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  • Lemur

    Anita Ganeri

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Found only in Madagascar, lemurs have unique physical characteristics as well as interesting eating, sleeping, and social habits. Read about a day in the life of these fascinating creatures to gain a better understanding of their place among primates.
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  • Capybara

    Anita Ganeri

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Readers might be unfamiliar with the world's largest rodent before they read this book, but they won't forget about it afterward! Along with photos illustrating the amazing physical features of this four-foot-long creature, this book provides details about where the capybara is found, the kind of groups it lives in, what it eats, and how it protects itself.
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  • A Day in the Life of a Cheetah: A 4D Book

    Lisa J. Amstutz

    Paperback (Pebble, Aug. 1, 2018)
    Twitch an ear, get up, stretch, and yawn! Time to start the day up close with a cheetah! Give young nature explorers and zoologists an exciting way to learn about the habitat, hunting features, and behaviors of this carnivorous feline by following it throughout one day. Plus, kids can continue exploring after the cheetah goes to sleep! A step-by-step life cycle diagram, critical thinking questions, and further resources will keep fact-hungry kids learning about this fast feline. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to awesome videos!
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  • Macaw

    Anita Ganeri

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Colorful birds, macaws are part of the parrot family. As you follow a macaw through its day, you'll learn how this brilliant coloring benefits the bird, what other physical characteristics enable it to move through the rain forest, and what it eats and where it sleeps. Its social system and method of communication are also explored.
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  • Piranha

    Anita Ganeri

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Did you know that when a piranha breaks or loses a tooth, a new one grows back? Read about this and other physical features of a piranha in this day in the life book and find out how these fearsome fish hunt for food, ward off predators, move through the water, and sleep.
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