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