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Okapis

From the Set On the Trail: Study of Secretive Animals

This high-interest narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to okapis--rare giraffe-like animals that live in African forests--and an amazing scientist who studies them. This book is packed with exciting wildlife encounters, basic facts about okapis, and first-hand accounts from a scientist at work in the field. Each book includes a table of contents, sidebars, glossary of key words, fast facts, index, and author biography.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Dewey 599.638
Lexile 940L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level T
Publisher Cherry Lake Publishing
Series On the Trail: Study of Secretive Animals
Language English
Available Formats Reinforced book (9781534180482), Paperback (9781534182196), PDF (9781534181496), ePub (9781534185661), Hosted ebook (9781534183209), Kindle (9781534184572)
Copyright 2021
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 7 x 9
Graphics Full-color photographs, Historical photographs

Author: Joyce Markovics

Joyce Markovics has written more than 500 nonfiction children's books (or at least two giraffe-sized stacks) on topics ranging from killer plants and marvelous mummies to protest marches and Black filmmakers. She recently started her own book development company, Bowerbird Books. Joyce is passionate about telling stories that captivate and inspire young readers. In her free time, she cleans old gravestones, collects oddities, and volunteers at an animal sanctuary.

  • Okapi Mission
  • Recent Discovery
  • Forest Giraffe
  • Spectacular Senses
  • Leafy Diet
  • Baby Okapis
  • Elephant Highways
  • Major Threats
  • Okapi Wildlife Reserve
  • Spreading the Word
  • Zoos
  • Moving Forward
  • Fast Facts: Okapis
  • Glossary
  • Read More
  • Learn More Online
  • Index
  • About the Author
Author/Illustrator biography
Glossary of key words
Index
Informative sidebars
Table of contents
Full-color photographs, Historical photographs