SuitabookWeddell seal
Joyce L. Markovics
- Reading
- Browse the photographs first, then read the narrative together and pause to connect details about the seals with their habitat.
- Themes
- Animal adaptation and research: The book follows biologist Terrie Williams as she studies how Weddell seals live in Antarctica’s extreme conditions. Its account is framed as an introduction to the animal and a researcher’s investigation of how it copes with its environment.
- Worth knowing
- Antarctica’s extreme conditions are central to the subject. You could preview the photographs together if your child prefers support when meeting unfamiliar wildlife or environments.