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Explore the amazing animals of Africa! Travel through the savanna, jungle, and desert to meet lions, elephants, giraffes, and more animals in this leveled reader about the most popular African safari animals that's perfect for advanced readers. Packed with weird-but-true facts and tons of animal info, this Level 3 Reader tours the diverse grasslands, watering holes, rain forests, and deserts of Africa. Get up close to some of the most amazing animals in Africa, including big cats, crocs, pangolins, hippos, rhinos, elephants, and more. Find out how fast a cheetah can sprint, how much a croc can fit in its massive jaws, and more wild stuff. Kids also get an introduction to the importance of animal conservation. National Geographic Fact Readers feature the same expert-vetted running text as traditional readers--with a bonus of 100 fun facts sprinkled throughout! A fact roundup at the end of each book lets kids review what they've learned. (Plus, they can impress their friends with their animal expertise!)
Puzzle creator DR. GARETH MOORE is the author of more than 35 best-selling international puzzle and brain-training titles from a wide range of publishers. He is the creator of "Brained Up" (www.BrainedUp.com), a cutting-edge brain-training site, offering scientifically designed daily sessions. STEPHANIE WARREN DRIMMER writes about biology, technology, and outer space. Her work has appeared in Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, National Geographic Kids magazine, and Scholastic's SuperScience and Science World magazines. Drimmer is a graduate of New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting program. She is an expert at imparting scientific information at a level that is both fun and understandable and is the author of multiple National Geographic Kids books including Mastermind, Brain Bogglers, and Brain Games: Big Book of Boredom Busters.