Kelly Calhoun - Slinky Sliders: Rattlesnake

Published in the United States of America by
Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Calhoun, Kelly, author.
Slinky sliders/ Kelly Calhoun.
pages cm. (Guess what)
Summary: Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. Guess
What: Slinky Sliders: Rattlesnake provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the photos
and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the animal mystery. Clearly written facts give
readers a deeper understanding of how the animal lives. Additional text features, including a glossary and an index, help students
locate information and learn new words Provided by publisher.
Audience: Age 5-8.
Audience: Grades K to 3.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-63362-631-7 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-63362-721-5 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-63362-811-3 (pdf)
ISBN 978-1-63362-901-1 (ebook)
1. RattlesnakesJuvenile literature. 2. Childrens questions and answers. I. Title.
QL666.O69C352016
597.9638dc23
ISBN-13 978-1-68444-543-1 (ebook)
2015003099

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Table of Contents

Pits near
my eyes
help me feel
heat .

My
tongue
tastes
the air.

My body
is covered
with scaly
skin.

I have a
rattle
to warn
you away.

Rattle

Rattle

I have
sharp
fangs .

Watch out!

I coil my
body
to protect
myself.

I shed my
skin so
I can grow.

I have a
long
body and
no legs.

Do you know what I am?

Im a
Rattlesnake!

About Snakes

A snake can flick out its tongue to
taste the air when its hunting.

Snakes eat mice, small birds, and
lizards.

All snakes shed their skin once in a
while, to allow them to keep growing.

Grown-up rattlesnakes eat about
every two weeks.

Most snakes are afraid of humans.

Glossary

coil (coyl) to wind into loops or rings

fangs (fangz) an animals long, pointed teeth

pits (pitz) holes from which something is being
dug out

rattle (RAT-uhl) to make a series of short, sharp
noises

scaly (SKALE-ee) covered in thin, flat, overlapping
pieces of hard skin

shed (shed) to cast off or get rid of

Index

air,

body,

eating,
eyes,

fangs,

growing,

heat,
hunting,

legs,

pits,

rattle,

shedding,
skin,

tasting,
tongue,

warning,