Using simple text and colorful pictures, this book provides young readers with the physical characteristic, habitat, food, and life cycle of the alligator. The habitat section includes a map.  Glossary terms are in red.  Quick Stats section at end of the book visually and numerically compares the alligator’s length to a sofa and its weight to a soda machine.  Contains a Table of Contents, Glossary, and Index.

Booklinks directs the reader to Abdo site where the book is selected using a search box.  The three provided links are to quality sites, but the content is significantly higher than the K-1 reading level of the book.  The reader is also encouraged to visit Abdo Zoom Animals database, but will have not access to the information, since it is a paid site.