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Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that there are animals that are completely transparent? That some tube worms live for 1,000 years? That the Pigbutt Worm is also known as the "Flying Buttocks"? Or that there is a type of sea cucumber that is nicknamed "the headless chicken monster?" These are just some of the scientific facts, presented comics-style, that kids will pore over again and again. The Deep! is a rollicking survey of animals that live in the deepest part of...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Learn about the wild, wacky and downright disgusting ways some animals react out of fear. Are you afraid of the dark? Of getting lost? Or of something you saw in a movie? Maybe someone laughed at you for being scared or called you a chicken. That's okay! In fact, it's how humans stay safe in scary situations. While people might run or scream, animals have amazing ways of protecting themselves when they're afraid. Fulmar birds vomit, Texas horned...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"If you have a question, this new book series has the answer! Based on our wildly popular gift book, Why, this question-and-answer series takes expert-approved content our readers love and reimagines it in a snackable, pithy, and engaging format. The first book in the new series features Q&As all about the animal kingdom"--
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A critical look at the beloved fables that investigates whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. Despite being conceived over two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed from parent to child today, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals still inform our judgments, but have they influenced our views of the animal protagonists as well? And, if so, is there any truth behind...
Author
Publisher
Tangerine Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Corals! Sharks! Eels! Tiny little seahorses! All these creatures have two things in common: 1. They live beneath the waves; 2. When exposed to UV light, they GLOW! The sea is full of glowing secrets--explore them in this book!"--
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Sugar Glider is back to help animals with problems large and small! A sloth with algae on her back, a sneezing iguana, a leaderless clownfish, and a lovesick egret are just a few of the creatures who call on Dr. Glider for advice. Featuring hilarious stories and unbelievable true facts, plus a glossary and a list of species, this nonfiction picture book is sure to fascinate and entertain young nature lovers"--
Author
Publisher
Tangerine Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's a living rainbow! Meet some of the most colorful creatures on Earth. From brilliant birds to stunning bugs, radiant reptiles, and amazing underwater animals, you won't believe your eyes. Over 40 jewellike creatures!"--
14) Log life
Author
Series
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction picture book that's all about the tiny world of nurse log habitats. Nurse logs are tiny ecosystems with hundreds of rare and important life forms. When old trees fall to the forest floor, they can take centuries to decompose, helping all sorts of organism for hundreds of years. They provide nutrients for tree seedlings, hideaways for small animals, shelters for the winter, and protection from the elements"--
Author
Publisher
Blue Star Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Learn to draw your favourite animals in 5 minutes or less! From forest friends like a fox, bear, and bunny rabbit, to jungle critters like a sloth, toucan, and tiger, I will show you how to draw your favourite creatures using the simple step-by-step instructions in this modern drawing book for kids! So many animals can be broken down into simple shapes that are easy to draw! Follow along with me and you'll be drawing in no time!
17) Home
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-seven poems look inside the dwellings of animals like elf owls, cathedral termites, Sumatran orangutans, and foam-nest tree frogs"--
Author
Publisher
The Good and Beautiful Library
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Facing your fear is much easier when there is a mystery to solve! With woodland creatures everywhere they turn and the elusive red fox lurking around, Randy and Jimmy are in for an exciting summer. Full of interesting facts about the animals the boys encounter, The mystery of the night explorers takes readers on a nature-filled adventure as Randy and Jimmy go on a quest for a very special treasure."--Back cover.
Series
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This work places the modern period (post-1700) at the center of the scholarship on horses as they relate to humans, showing how the horse has remained central to the accelerating culture of modernity. The contributors investigate specific equine cultures--from the performance of social power and the definition of heritage in Europe, Australia, and the Americas, to explorations of the ways horses figure in distinctively modern genres of the self,...
Author
Series
Could you ever volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Spend a day in the life of a bottlenose dolphin in the first book in this new series from Sandra Markle, the bestselling author of the What If You Had... series! Dive in and learn all about bottlenose dolphins in the first book in the Could You Ever... series! From what they eat, to where they live, to how they interact with one another, this imaginative book places kids right into the action as they learn all about these amazing creatures"--