Looks at the tails of several animals that have adapted to their environments, from the massive fluke of a whale to the prehensile tale of a spider monkey.

Whether long or short, feathery or furry, an animal’s tail is a fascinating part of its body. Swishing, swinging, slapping, stinging, each tail is a tool that helps the animal survive in its special environment. Amazing Animal Tails, part of the How Animals Use Their Body Parts series, introduces children to the fascinating functions of nine different animal tails. Young readers hear the tales of animal tails and learn they truly are amazing. Each title includes many beautiful large, close-up photos.

A nose for digging? Ears for seeing? Eyes that squirt blood? Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails in this interactive guessing book, beautifully illustrated in cut-paper collage, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, Read Aloud Informational Text).

Introduce little ones to a variety of animals and their unique tails! In Animal Tails, little ones will be asked which tail belong to which animal. The pages of this book are filled with familiar, kid-favorite animals such as pigs, tigers, foxes, sharks, and more. Rendered in soft colors that make this an even more enjoyable experience for babies, each page includes embossed animal tails, creating a tactile experience for tiny hands. And on the last spread, all the animals appear with their correct tails!

If you could have any animal's hair, whose would you choose? If you had a polar bear's double coat, you would never have to wear a hat when playing in the snow. If you had reindeer hair, it could help you stay afloat in water. And if you had a porcupine's hair, no bully would ever bother you again! WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL HAIR? is a follow-up to the adorable WHAT IF YOU HAD ANIMAL TEETH? Each spread will feature a photographic image of the animal and its hair on the left and an illustration of a child with that animal's hair on the right. As in ANIMAL TEETH, the illustrations will be humorous and will accompany informative text.

Short and fuzzy, long and scaled: no matter their size and shape, tails aren't just hanging around—they're useful! This fun, informative book invites readers to guess the owner of nine tails, and then turn the page to see the animal and its tail in action.

If you could have any animal's tail, whose would you choose? What if you woke up one morning and you had sprouted a tail overnight? What If You Had An Animal Tail? -- the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series -- explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw that you had an animal tail! From a peacock's showstopping tail to a scorpion's dangerous stinger, discover what it would be like if you had one of these special tails -- and find out why your own tailbone is just the right one for you!

From the ocean floor to the treetops of the rain forest, tails are found on animals all around the world! Leveled text introduces beginning readers to tails and how their unique shapes help animals in amazing ways. Alongside large text and vibrant photographs, features call out different tail shapes and specific ways animals use their tails. Readers will be excited to learn more about animal parts after taking in this engaging book!

the book contains 10 stories and illustrations of animals in the Bible telling the events of the biblical story from the perspective of the animal. The book also includes opportunities for the reader to remember and think about what they have read and learned from the texts