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    14 Fun Facts About Mammoths: Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About Mammoths: Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About Mammoths: Educational Version
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    14 Fun Facts About Mammoths: Educational Version

    By Caitlind L. Alexander

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    You know what they are. You’ve seen them in movies. Huge lumbering animals covered in fur, reminiscent of an elephant. The woolly mammoth! How much do you know about these prehistoric creatures?

    Is a mammoth always a woolly mammoth?
    Are mammoths more closely related to the African elephant or the Asian elephant?
    How big was the biggest mammoth?
    How small was the smallest mammoth?
    How many teeth did a mammoth chew with?
    When did mammoths die off?

    Find out more about mammoths and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.

    The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateSep 20, 2013
    ISBN9781301997626
    14 Fun Facts About Mammoths: Educational Version
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    Caitlind L. Alexander

    Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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    14 Fun Facts About Mammoths - Caitlind L. Alexander

    14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

    MAMMOTHS

    by Caitlind L. Alexander

    A LearningIsland.com

    15-Minute book

    We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

    Editor: Jennifer Robinson

    Smashwords Edition

    (c) Copyright 2010 Caitlind Alexander. All rights reserved.

    Published by LearningIsland.com.

    This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    14 Fun Facts About Mammoths / Caitlind L. Alexander

    Summary: A brief look at some interesting facts about mammoths.

    1. Mammoths. Juvenile Literature. 2. Animals. Juvenile Literature.

    Created in USA

    Reading Level: 5.5

    Words: 1308

    Ages 8 and up.

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    Mammoths! Prehistoric elephants that roamed the earth during the last ice age have been found in a number of surprising places. As we dig up their bones, we discover more and more about them. Here are some fun facts we have learned.

    (Caitlind Alexander)

    Fact 1: A mammoth is not always a woolly mammoth.

    Many people think saying mammoth is the same as saying wooly mammoth, only shorter. This is not true.

    Mammoth is the name of a family of animals. A woolly mammoth is

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