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Clams might not seem all that interesting, but they're actually incredible animals. They move around using a special foot, and giant clams can weigh more than 500 pounds. Readers will learn these and other cool facts in this fascinating book about clams. Important elementary life-science topics are explained in rich detail, and full-color images help readers make connections with the text. Fact boxes highlight key information about clams and provide...
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It breathes with tubes, it has no head or brain, it feeds through a filter, and it is the source of dozens of familiar proverbs ("happy as a clam!"). Clams, it turns out, have been worshipped (by the Moche people of ancient Peru), used as money (by the Algonquin Indians), and consumed by people for thousands of years. Yet The Secret Life of Clams is the first adult trade book to deal exclusively with this gastronomic treat that is more complex than...
3) Giant clams
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to giant clams. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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"A non-fiction picture book about sea gardens, also known as clam gardens, which have been found all along the Pacific northwest coast. Some of them are at least 2000 years old. Created by Indigenous peoples to provide a reliable food source. A number of these gardens are being restored today."--
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