Lions / Los Leones

From prickly porcupines to slippery seals, animals are wonderfully diverse. This popular zoology series for elementary students studies mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates from around the world. Beautiful photos pair with factual life science text to explore the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each title also includes a related folktale or myth for cross-curricular learning. With its big teeth and sharp claws, the lion is one of the world's top predators. This zoology title for children, filled with beautiful photos and factual life science text, examines the mammal's furry mane and other parts of its anatomy, hunting and feeding habits, life cycle, and cub care. Its forest and savanna habitats are described, too. A myth explains why the lion is known as the king of the animals. Part of Creative Education's popular Amazing Animals series, this bilingual edition supports elementary-aged dual language learners with side-by-side English and Spanish text, captions, on-page definitions, and an index.