Unit A: How Living Things Function The books listed below may be
available through publishers, distributors such as bookstores or
online retailers, or library systems. Leveled Independent
Science Books - Animals of the Past - Summary: Take a look at
different extinct animals from dinosaurs to dodos. - The Animal
Trackers - Summary: Juanita and her Grandpa play an animal-
tracking game on the beach. - Follow Me, Be a Bee - Summary: A
bee takes readers on a guided tour of a flowering plant. - I
Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves - Questions about plants and their
parts are answered here. - Plant Classification - In this book
from the Life of Plants series, the authors explain how plants
are classified. - Animals with Backbones - Readers learn about
groups of vertebrates. - Dinosaurs with Feathers: The Ancestors
of Modern Birds - Readers compare the characteristics shared by
dinosaurs to modern-day birds. - Words and photos chronicle the
shapes and dispersal of seeds. - Making Animal Babies - Readers
learn how animals'