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DK Readers: Slinky, Scaly Snakes (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) | 
| Author: Jennifer Dussling
Brand: Penguin Group USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 300629
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 32
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 0.2
MPN: 9780789434395
ISBN: 0789434393
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.96
EAN: 9780789434395
ASIN: 0789434393
Publication Date: December 7, 1998
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Product Description
An introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of snakes. Author: Jennifer A DusslingReading Level: Ages 4-8Format: 32 pages, Paperback Publisher: DK CHILDREN (December 7, 1998) ISBN: 978-0789434395
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 I'm only seven And it is great July 7, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just learned to read in first grade. The pictures were so great that I really wanted to read it. I started and finished in one day. I don't like reading that much, but I don't mind reading when it is something cool like snakes!
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Great early reader! September 24, 2006
ctando (Metairie, LA USA)
My son is 7 1/2 and just getting to the point where reading is less of a chore. This book has many of the skills he needs to practice and does so in an informative, engaging way. Lots of the words end in "silent E" or "ing"...I'll have him read a couple of pages a day and these small, consistent efforts are really yielding fruit. I should warn the squeamish that there are pics in there showing snakes eating rats and other animals. But 7yo boys are notorious for finding such stuff cool (so do I). Highly recommended.
Two boys' review: Fascinated by snakes? You'll love this book. October 26, 2008
Jared Castle (Roseburg, Oregon United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My two young sons (now ages 6 and 4) have a large collection of DK Readers books. They love snakes, spiders, bugs and micro monsters (ugh).
I regularly read these to my sons at bedtime. The books are not scary (there's no blood & guts), so don't worry about nightmares. Nope, these books are gold mines of vocabulary words. Trust me, six-year old have no problem slipping in "egg-eating snake" and "molting" into a conversation...even at the dinner table.
A young boy or girl who really like snakes will love this book.
Check out my other Amazon.com reviews of kids books. Here's other DK Readers science books that I recommend:
* DK Readers: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback)
* DK Readers: Munching, Crunching, Sniffing, and Snooping (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback)
* DK Readers: The Secret Life of Trees (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) (Paperback)
* DK Readers: Plants Bite Back! (Level 3: Reading Alone) (Paperback)
* Micro Monsters: Life Under the Microscope (Paperback)
 I'm a fan of DK books September 1, 2008
Ulyyf (NYC)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
They're simple. They're informative. They're cheap. If your child is too young to read, they're perfectly good read-aloud books.
What more can you ask for when stocking your kid's library?
This book is filled with stunning pictures of snakes being snakes - so if you're squeamish, avoid it. If you're not, though, you're sure to love the snakes eating rats :)
One problem I *do* have with it is that not all the information is well-integrated into the text. There are too many little "fact boxes" on the pages. These just distract from the main text, and make the book harder for beginning readers. All information should have been written as a cohesive unit, not as a page with a separate little box of information.
Awesome photography September 21, 2009
Jennifer Bogart (Alberta, Canada)
Slinky, Scaly Snakes! by Jennifer Dussling is the most fascinating book I've ever read about the creatures. Of course I realize that as a Level 2 DK Reader designed for children who are beginning to read alone, it's written for a much younger audience (my children think it's neat too). The high-interest, action-filled photographs of snakes going about their business make this one title not to miss in your collection of readers.
Featuring large, easy to read print, DK's Level 2 readers contain a simple index, longer sentences with increased vocabulary, and information boxes full of facts. Each page typically contains two to four sentences of Dussling's narrative that accompanies bright, bold photography of snakes at work. The blend of 70% pictures and 30% text helps young readers move ahead without getting bogged down.
Not for the faint of heart, but excellent for the morbidly curious (this means little boys, my nature-loving daughters, and me), Slinky, Scaly Snakes! goes where few books have gone before. Not only are photographs of a variety of species present, along with the necessary snapshots of shedding skin, but also fascinating step-by-step photo montages are also included of snakes devouring their prey.
A boa constrictor is shown swallowing a rat in stages; a rattlesnake is shown injecting poison into its prey; a rock python is captured in the act of swallowing a gazelle; and another snake is shown squeezing a small rodent to death. I'm firmly convinced that these fascinating -- if somewhat macabre -- photo spreads are what will keep young readers returning to this book time after time.
A series of photographs depicts each step of the egg-eating process, from the monumental feat of swallowing an egg whole, to displaying the distended body of the snake, and best of all -- the shell and snake-spit that are ejected once the egg breaks inside the snake and is consumed. Hard to find pictures of a snake laying eggs, baby snakes hatching, and a snake playing dead round out the terrific selection of "up close and personal" snaps.
Dussling doesn't focus entirely upon the bodily functions of snakes (however fascinating they may be). She also briefly explores the role snakes play in the ecosystem, and in the development of medicines. Snake habitats, method of locomotion, camouflage, and senses are all covered in the text, with additional facts included on the "Snake Facts" page at the book's end. One brief mention of an evolutionary theory presented as fact is included in one of the call-out information boxes.
With such high-interest photographs revealing the fascinating world of these slithering reptiles Slinky, Scaly, Snakes! is a perfect choice for engaging reluctant readers who have a fondness for creepy-crawlies. While certainly not for young and old sufferers of ophidiophobia (fear of snakes), this fascinating title has certainly found a permanent home in our collection.
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