Let's Look at Armadillos by Judith Jango-Cohen

Let's Look at Armadillos by Judith Jango-Cohen

What animal has a hard shell, sharp claws, and a long tongue? An armadillo!

But do you know what armadillos eat? Or how armadillos protect themselves from predators? Read this book to find out!



Learn all about different animals in the Animal Close-Ups series--part of the Lightning Bolt Books(tm) collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books(tm) bring nonfiction topics to life!

Judith Jango-Cohen began her career as a teacher, designing activities to pique her students' interest in science. She began writing full-time eleven years later, with the birth of her two children. Her forty-two books, which range from Bionics to Ben Franklin and ladybugs to librarians, are the result of her exploits as a naturalist and photographer. Judith enjoys visiting schools and libraries to share her experiences as a writer/photographer and to assist youngsters learn to express themselves via poetry and prose. She also writes science news pieces for Scholastic classroom publications. Judith's books have been picked for the IRA/CBC Children's Choices Reading List, recommended by the National Science Teacher's Association, chosen for the Children's Literature Choice List, recognized a Outstanding Social Studies Trade Book by the NCSS/CBC, and selected as Best Children's Books of the Year by the NCSS/CBC.