Snakes (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)

Snakes (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)By: Melissa Stewart, National Geographic Kids Series: National Geographic Kids Readers Theyre SSSSLITHERY! SLIPPERY! They creep us out! But get to know them and youll find snakes private, quiet types who just want a cool, shady place to call home. From the tip of their forked tongues, to skin that sheds, to the rattles on certain tails, these creatures have secrets all kids will love. Cool photos and fun facts slip us inside their surprising world.

Littlejohn is "a character as fully rounded in his quirks and imperfections

The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game

his plans for popularity are likely to be a big dud

backed by new research

It goes all the way to when Moses was found in the reeds

Someday reveals how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact

and on the run after escaping a shadowy group determined to exploit her extraordinary ability to heal others

expanding men’s options to include caring

and strawberries

The author's indisputable passion for her subject matter will inspire readers to look at trees

They simply will not take no for an answer

and—finally—risks losing the love of his life