Las Animas - Bent County Library District

"In this book, early fluent readers will learn how harp seals live and survive in the ocean. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the mammal's appearance, diet, life cycle, and behaviors. Take a Look! infographics highlight and label the mammal's range and habitat as well as its anatomy. Sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity offers readers an opportunity...

In Harp Seal Pups, emergent readers learn how harp seal pups are born white to blend in with snow and ice and how they grown up to swim and catch fish in the Arctic. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Harp Seal Pups includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, and review...

Describes the life of a young seal in words and photographs.

Nuka, a harp seal pup, does not want to leave his friends when his mother tells him it is time to migrate to their summer home, but when he leaves the herd and tries to swim back alone, he gets lost and needs the help of a new friend.