Baby animals: see more readers level 1 [Unabridged] 9781452110721, 9781587171710, 1587171716, 1452110727

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Dear Parents, Beginning readers are at the perfect age to start reading and learning about the wonderful world around them. SeeMore Readers are designed for every young reader. Large, bright pictures instantly engage readers in the subject. Exciting yet simple text provides the information that kids, parents, and teachers want—from key facts to fascinating trivia. Each Reader is a fun invitation to read, observe, and see more! No matter what their age or reading ability, children will learn about their favorite topics while improving reading skills and developing a lifelong love of reading. Choose the level that’s right for your child. From little animals to giant machines, from earth’s wild weather to the mysteries of space, get ready to explore infinite worlds with your children and SeeMore Readers. I look forward to helping you enjoy the journey! Best wishes,

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information in easily read phrases. Readers: longer texts explore subjects in greater detail. 3 I  ndependent Readers: full paragraphs examine more challenging concepts. 2 G  rowing

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This book is dedicated to Chloe and Jeremy. Special thanks to reading consultant Dr. Linda B. Gambrell, Director of the School of Education at Clemson University, past president of the National Reading Conference, and past board member of the International Reading Association. Permission to use the following photographs is gratefully acknowledged: front cover: © Manoj Shah/T ony Stone Images; title page: © T im Davis/Tony Stone Images; pages 2–3: © Stephen J. Krasemann, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages4–5: © Alan & Sandy Carey, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 6–7: © Nigel J. Dennis, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 8–11: © Tim Davis, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 12–13: © Bonnie Sue, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 14–15: © Brandon D. Cole; pages 16–17: © Mitch Reardon, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 18–19: © Kenneth H. Thomas, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 2 0–21: © Renee L ynn, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 22–23: © George and Judy Manna, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 24–25: © T om & Pat Leeson, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 26–27: © Jim Merli, V isuals Unlimited; pages 28–29: © Jeff Lepore, Photo Researchers, Inc.; pages 30–31: © E. R. Degginger, Photo Researchers, Inc.; page 32: © Gary Randall, FPG International. Text © 2002 by Seymour Simon. All rights reserved. SeaStar is an imprint of Chronicle Books, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4521-1072-1 (ebook) The Library of Congress has previously cataloged this title under ISBN 978-1-5871-7171-0 Chronicle Books LLC 680 Second Street, San Francisco, California 94107 www.chroniclebooks.com

Baby animals live all over the world.

A baby horse is called a foal. Right after a foal is born it tries to stand on its feet. In an hour it can walk around.

By the next day a foal can run and kick its hooves in the air.

A mother lion gives birth to two or three cubs at one time. The newborn cubs weigh about three pounds each. The mother feeds them milk and little bits of meat. By the time the cubs are a year old, they are hunting with older lions.

A baby chick hatches from an egg laid by a mother hen. Chicks eat grain and seeds. But chicks have no teeth. So they swallow tiny stones to help grind up their food.

Baby pigs are called piglets. They will gain more than 200 pounds in just six months. Piglets like to roll in the mud. The mud keeps them cool.

A baby cow is called a calf. Calves drink milk from their mothers.

When they grow up they eat grass or hay.

A humpback whale baby is also called a calf. It is 12 feet long at birth.

In one day the calf drinks 100 gallons of milk and gains 200 pounds.

A rhino calf weighs over 100 pounds at birth. It begins to eat grass, leaves, and bushes at one week old.

Mother rhinos weigh over 2,000 pounds. That’s as much as 20 baby rhinos.

Right after they hatch from eggs, ducklings follow the first moving thing they see. Usually ducklings follow their own mother. But if they see you first, they will follow you instead.

Puppies are born blind and deaf. But they begin to see and hear after a week or ten days. A puppy’s sense of smell is over 100 times better than a person’s.

Like puppies, kittens are born blind and deaf and unable to stand. After three weeks, they can see, hear, and walk. They play at hunting and catching. After eight to ten weeks, kittens can take care of themselves without their mother’s help.

Eagle parents protect their eggs in a nest until they hatch.

The nest is built of sticks and may weigh 1,000 pounds or more. Baby eagles grow to be the size of their parents in just two years.

A mother garter snake gives birth to 20 or more baby snakes. Young garter snakes are about the size of a pencil. Mother snakes do not take care of their babies. The babies start to hunt for worms, frogs, and fish as soon as they are born.

Baby deer are called fawns. Fawns are not often seen. They hide quietly in tall grass or in bushes. Their light-spotted brown fur blends in well with the leaves and twigs.

Baby rabbits are also called fawns. A mother rabbit has about eight baby fawns at one time. Each baby is only about one inch long. You could hold all of these fawns together in your two hands.

All over the world, baby animals are playing, growing, and learning how to survive.

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SEYMOUR SIMON

is a former teacher and the author of more than 200 science books for children, more than half of which have been named Outstanding Science T rade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association. In addition to his series about the human body, space, and natural phenomena, Mr. Simon has written numerous books about earth’s most compelling creatures, including Whales, Gorillas, Sharks, Wolves, and Crocodiles and Alligators. He is also the author of Animals Nobody Loves and Out of Sight: Pictures of Hidden W orlds. Mr. Simon is the recipient of many awards honoring the body of his work, among them the Washington Post/Children’s Book Guild Award; the Hope S. Dean Memorial A ward, presented by the Boston Public Library; and the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature, presented by the New Y ork Public Library Association. Mr. Simon lives in Great Neck, New York. To see more, visit his web site at www.seymoursimon.com.

Front cover photograph © Manoj Shah/Tony Stone Images Back cover photograph © Tim Davis, Photo Researchers, Inc. Burst Photograph © Gary Randall, FPG International Designed by Matthew Siee

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