This book is part of the innovative Code Reader series for struggling readers ages 8 to 12. Books in this unique series feature pronunciation keys following difficult words throughout the text. For example, the word "coyote" might be followed by: (ky-OH-tee). These pronunciation keys help make the books easier to read than traditional beginning chapter books.

How Animals TalkCan animals talk to each other? Maybe they don't talk the way people do, but there are many ways they can communicate. This book examines how animals "talk" to each other using sounds, touch, visual signals, and even smells.