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How do living things find food?

From the Series Introducing Living Things
  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 1

All living things need food to survive, but not all living things eat the same kinds of food. Plants make their own food from sunlight, air, and water. Herbivores graze on grass or browse on the leaves of bushes. Carnivores hunt, trap, or scavenge for food. The bodies of living things are specially designed to find the types of food they need. Through captivating photographs and simple text, children will learn about food-gathering techniques animals use, such as camouflage, echolocation, pouncing, trapping, poisoning, and using tools. This book will leave them with a "hunger" to learn more.

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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 1
Age Range 5 - 8
Dewey 591.5
Lexile NC560L
ATOS Reading Level 3.3
Guided Reading Level J
Subjects Life Science
Genres Nonfiction
Publisher Crabtree Publishing
Imprint Crabtree Classics
Copyright 2011
Number of Pages 24
Dimensions 8.5 x 9.5
Graphics
BISACS JNF051000, JNF003000, JNF037030
Rights Included WORLD
Language English

Reviewed on 1 April 2011

How do living things find food? - Children's Literature

First we learn what defines a living thing and understand that they need air, water and food. It is the food that provides the energy to grow. Plants are living things that make their own energy through a process called photosynthesis. Animals who eat just plants are called herbivores and that is how they get their energy. Certain animals eat certain parts of a plant—for example one might just eat the leaves and another seeds or nectar. Among the herbivores there are grazers and browsers. Next readers meet the carnivores. These are usually predators that eat meat.

Author: Bobbie Kalman