Alligators: Floating Logs of the Swamp
by Caitlind L. Alexander
Price: $0.99 USD. 2830 words.
Published by LearningIsland.com on March 22, 2013. Nonfiction.
An alligator is an animal that looks a lot like a huge lizard. Alligators have thick, hard skin across the entire top of their body. This skin is greenish brown in color. It is covered with bony plates called scutes. These scutes help protect the alligator just like a turtle's shell protects the turtle. The skin on an alligator's belly is much softer and thinner. Find out more about the alligator!