This fun and informative series defines and illustrates the unique features of various animals. This book focuses on scales and highlights the animals that have scales. It also encourages creative thinking by asking readers to imagine what they would do if they had scales. The back matter includes a page showing images of additional animals, and a glossary. Colorful, engaging photos provide moderate support of text and assists with word recognition....

"Scales introduces the earliest readers to unique, colorful fish and reptile scales while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. High-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, photo labels, and strong visual references support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Scales includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents,...

"Learn that scales come in different colors, textures, and sizes to protect animals in a variety of ways"--

Introduction to animals with scaly skin, including fish, snakes, and chameleons.