"If you could have any animal's coat, whose would you choose? What if you woke up one morning and discovered your body was covered in an animal's scales, feathers, or fur instead of your own skin? How would that change your life? What If You Had Animal Scales!? is the next imaginative book in Sandra Markle's popular What If You Had series. If you had a chinchilla's fur, you'd never need to worry about bug spray. If you had a hammerhead shark's scales,...

"What animal has scales like these? Little ones will love guessing which of their favorite animals belong to the scales in this question-and-answer title filled with bold text and bright photographs."--Back cover.

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces the different looks and uses of animals' noses to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

Humans have many ways to defend and protect themselves. Medieval knights used swords and shields. What do animals have? Some animals have adapted to their surroundings by growing scales and scutes. Most people know that fish have scales, but animals such as snakes and sharks have scales, too. Scutes are like one big scale, almost like a shield, that protects the animals such as turtles, crocodiles, and pangolins. This book explores the many animals...

"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.