Animals with Backbones covers these concepts:
• animals with backbones are called vertebrates
• body characteristics and growth of vertebrates
• hunting, gathering, and eating habits of vertebrates
• vertebrate adaptation and self defense
• where vertebrates live

A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that students can understand. Each concept presented includes:
• teacher directions for lessons
• reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations