Spring 2024

Living Wild

Set of 44 titles

Get to know the furry, feathery, scaly wild animals with whom we share our planet! This in-depth, middle-grade nonfiction series profiles mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish with vivid photos and facts about their life cycles, diets, and habitats. Built on solid life science with the aid of sidebars, a range map, and a glossary, each title also includes a folktale about the featured creature, adding a cross-curricular cultural layer to the text.

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Title   ATOS Format Qty
Living Wild (44 titles) NEW
Anteaters NEW
Armadillos NEW
Beavers NEW
Bighorn Sheep NEW
Black Bears NEW
Brown Bears NEW
Chimpanzees NEW
Crabs NEW
Eels NEW
Elk NEW
Falcons NEW
Flamingos NEW
Foxes NEW
Frogs NEW
Geckos NEW
Hawks NEW
Hippopotamuses NEW
Hyenas NEW
Iguanas NEW
Jellyfish NEW
Lemurs NEW
Llamas NEW
Manatees NEW
Meerkats NEW
Octopuses NEW
Ostriches NEW
Peacocks NEW
Pelicans NEW
Prairie Dogs NEW
Puffins NEW
Raccoons NEW
Rays NEW
Red Pandas NEW
Salamanders NEW
Sea Turtles NEW
Seahorses NEW
Skunks NEW
Sloths NEW
Snow Leopards NEW
Storks NEW
Tapirs NEW
Walruses NEW
Wild Horses NEW
Wolverines NEW
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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 6
Dewey Number 593.5-599.88
Lexile 1080L-1280L
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level W
Language English
Publisher Creative Education
Format Reinforced book
ISBN S24CREA14
Copyright 2024
Number of Pages
Dimensions
Graphics Full-color photographs

SLJ Review of Living Wild

A first-rate animal series returns with updated editions. Each title provides a thorough, well-rounded profile of the featured animal, covering physical features, behavior, life cycles, and habitats, supported by well-chosen photographs and drawings. Historical events and popular culture tie-ins add context, along with a short folktale and poem. The writing is clear and engaging, with enough depth of information to match the curiosity of older elementary and middle school learners. Most, but not all, photographs were used in previous editions, with two-to-four new photos in each. This new set features revised layouts, redesigned range maps, and new covers to provide a nicely updated look. The text is largely unchanged, with the crucial exception of threatened status and species populations now reflecting 2020’s data. VERDICT Add individual titles to cover subject holes or consider the complete set as a strong, wide-ranging update to the animal shelves in your collection.

SLJ Review of Living Wild

This in-depth nonfiction series, tailored for middle-grade readers, delves into the intriguing lives of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish. Both fast facts and in-depth information are accompanied by vivid images and fascinating information about the animals’ daily lives, dietary patterns, natural habitats, and greater ecological contributions. Built on a solid foundation of life sciences, and complemented by captions, charts and graphs, and distribution maps, as well as a table of contents and a glossary, each volume also weaves in a traditional folk story linked to the featured creature. This fusion adds a cross-disciplinary aspect of cultural diversity to the informative content, inspiring further research while aligning with Common Core curricular standards for the middle grades. VERDICT Excellent translations are matched by broad appeal, making this series perfect for any upper elementary or middle school collection.