This is a good book to have available in my classroom library for a 2nd or 3rd grade class. This book is a good individual reading book for a third grader due to the longer sentences and higher informational vocabulary. This book exposes the students to an interesting topic in science and allows them to feel confident to read it themselves and follow along with the illustration. This could also be a good read a loud for a second grade class to do a lesson on predators and the different characteristics of these types of animals.

This book is a grade three level book, so I would recommend it to be an independent read for that age to show mastery in reading and being at the level in which they needed to learn about. This book could also be a read aloud for a younger grade to be informational when going through a life science module or a module studying different types of animals. I would keep this kind of book in a 4-5th grade classroom too for the purpose of research if they had a project that they could use this book to gather information with.

This is a great book for teachers to use as an independent readers book for students who are becoming with understanding more complex text information and who are comfortable reading longer sentences. The text could be utilized in a language arts or science classroom if teachers are wanting to discuss different animals or habitats. The book talks a lot about the endangered species and various quirks that the animal has. The book could be a take home material for students if instructors wanted students to practice taking notes on a reading material or on researching a type of animal. The book can also be utilized in addition to other animal or environment books.

Summary:
A story about alligators and how they live in the wild. The illustrations support the story and show baby alligators coming out of the eggs and the environment in which alligators live. Lots of information for young readers.

Review:
A great book full of facts and information about alligators. The drawings are perfect for the book and are appropriately scary at times. I think young readers would enjoy it. ( )