Life on Ice Author:Robert Coupe There are places on Earth where snow always covers the ground, and the seas are icy. These are the poles. The animals and people that live there have some unusual ways to cope with the cold. — Top Readers is a series of beautifully designed, fact-filled books, richly illustrated with a wealth of accurate, full-color illustrations, intriguing diag... more »rams, cross sections, and cutaways. All text has been carefully leveled to support children’s reading development. This is the ideal reading series to help beginner readers gain confidence while they practice their reading skills enthusiastically. Stage Three: Reading By Myself -- These books are for children who are reading independently and require only moderate assistance when challenged by vocabulary, concept, or content. The sentences are longer and more varied, as is the vocabulary. There continues to be illustrative support and a greater use of access features such as diagrams, captions, glossary and index.« less