Creature Features by David Drew • E-book
Just outside your back door are some strange creatures with twelve eyes and sixteen legs.

An introduction to caterpillars, snails, spiders and earthworms. Young readers can identify the differences by counting their eyes and legs, then by looking at color, shape, and texture.

Combines reading, visual literacy, science and math.

Grades K-3

This e-book is a PDF file. You can view it in Adobe Reader which is available free here.

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Teaching ideas: watch the video

This e-book can be viewed on any PC or Mac. You can also project it onto a screen or interactive whiteboard for the whole class to share. How do I use an e-book?

Visual texts in this book

tables icons word balloons also features color and shape

          Sample pages from the e-book                          

               

                    

 

Topics:

Spider

Worm

Caterpillar

Snail

Each invertebrate is identified by counting its legs and eyes, then by looking at color, shape, and texture.

Creature Features also introduces the ideas of sensitive handling of small animals, treating them with respect, and returning them to where they belong.

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Visual literacy home

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