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- Includes glossary and index. - Special X-ray pages let readers get an "inside" look at a bird of prey's anatomy. - Includes fun fact boxes. - High interest topic for young readers. - Includes a fun world map of where bird to prey species can be found. - Special sales potential at museums and nature centers. Grade K-4 Science - Life Science - The characteristics of organisms - Organisms have basic needs. - Each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction - Life cycles of organisms - Plants and animals have life cycles that include being born, developing into adults, reproducing, and eventually dying. - Organisms and environments - An organism's patterns of behavior are related to the nature of that organism's environment.