There are many kinds of deer. The deer in this book are black-tailed deer.
Black-tailed deer have light brown coats in the summer. They grow thicker, darker coats in the winter.
Educator & Series Information
Recommended for grade 1 students, but may also be useful in kindergarten classrooms.
Strong Science - Animals is a language-based science series for primary students featuring animals that all Canadian students will recognize. Photographs and Indigenous artwork illustrate the series. Common learning objectives in science curricula across Canada are addressed, and suggestions for extending the learning to other curriculum areas, including Indigenous cultural awareness, language arts, math, and art, are included in the teacher’s guide. The sixteen books in this series are grouped into four levels that increase in complexity, designed to accommodate students with various reading abilities within a classroom. This feature facilitates the use of this series in literacy programs along with the Strong Readers series.