Orem Library

With a storyteller's narrative, Christina Moore presents this fascinating look at the world's largest reptiles, including information about their physical characteristics, the differences between these scary creatures, and how they live as an endangered species.

"Aaron the Alligator loves to play sports--but isn't quite an all-star athlete"--Provided by publisher.

With familiar word patterns, short sentences, and full-spread illustration-enhanced photographs, beginning readers are introduced to the American alligator. Children starting to understand how letters and sounds go together will build confidence as they recognize repeated words and learn new words. Helpful labels on photographs provide visual cues for new vocabulary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Magic Readers...

"Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of alligators." --

"When Faoro the clockmaker adopts a baby caiman, he has no idea that someday their story will travel far and wide. But the town of San Fernando de Apure would never forget this kind young man and his adoring alligator, who played with the neighborhood children, took part in Faoro's wedding, and, eventually, mourned his loss"--Dust jacket flap.

Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from the egg she brings home, thinking it is a chicken.

An illustrated version of Sedaka's song of the same name in which an alligator is encouraged to wake up and face the new day with a smile.

When two very different boys meet they are terrified until they find some common ground.

A sympathetic alligator befriends a lonely duck and becomes alienated from the rest of the town's alligators who think of ducks only as food.

Aaron the alligator gets stuck in a snowball, falls through the ice, and sleeps through the New Year celebration.