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Los tiburones y los delfines tienen ambos órganos en forma de torpedo con aletas en sus espaldas. Ellos cortan el agua para agarrar a sus presas con los dientes afilados. Pero a pesar de sus similitudes, tiburones y delfines pertenecen a diferentes clases de animales: una es un pez y obtiene el oxígeno del agua y el otro es un mamífero y obtiene el oxígeno del aire. Educador Marina Kevin Kurtz guía primeros lectores a comparar y contrastar estos...
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Dangerous animals from all over the world gather for
the Most Dangerous Animal of All Contest. Snakes,
spiders, sharks . . . who will be the winner? Deadly
poison, huge teeth, razor-sharp horns, and fearsome
feet are just a few of the ways that animals kill.
Predators mean to kill. Prey simply defend themselves.
And yet, the unexpected most deadly animal doesn't
mean to harm at all! Don't let the suspense kill you.
Animals in the book include,box...
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Travel deep into the ocean way below the surface and you'll encounter some creatures you never knew existed! This book takes you on a journey through the dark depths of the sea towards the ocean floor. Most ecosystems need sunlight, but deep in the ocean where the sun doesn't shine animals have adapted some very interesting ways to see, protect themselves, and eat. Discover the unique habitats, adaptations, and food chains of these deep -sea creatures....
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Fall is here and Kate is determined to save her flowers from the winter cold. Mom shows her how to scoop the flowers out of the ground, transplant them into pots, and give them water. Kate pots a couple flowers...and then some more...and a few more. With Mom distracted on the phone, Kate has filled the house with flowers, but Dad's sneezes mean the flowers have to go! Kate realizes she needs to find a new place for her flowers to spend the winter,...
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Along a stream a dam pops out of the water. Beavers are busy at work! These aquatic mammals have unique traits that aid them in building the perfect lodge to raise young beavers and keep predators away. Mary Holland's vibrant photographs document the beavers' activities through the course of a year. Do these beavers ever take a break? Follow along as they pop through the winter ice to begin the busy year of eating bark, building dams and gathering...
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Trees grow in many habitats, all around the world. Some trees are short and some are tall. Some grow in hot deserts and others grow on cold mountains. Some have leaves that are broad and wide and others are short and narrow. Some trees stay green all year round while others have leaves that change color. Compare and contrast the different characteristics of trees through vibrant photographs.
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You can celebrate the huge difference caring people make for endangered animals while you practice subtraction skills. In this sequel to her popular addition title, What's New at the Zoo?, Slade presents a new subtraction problem in each clever rhyming verse. The colorful watercolors include realistic animals set in lush spreads by illustrator, Joan Waites. So join in the celebration of our world's precious animals with this exciting title,...
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"Los caracoles y las babosas marinas utilizan la "mucosa" marina. Pero, Åsabâias que tambiâen el coral y el pez payaso la necesitan? La cientâifica marina Ellen Prager nos lleva a las profundidades del ocâeano para presentarnos a unos animales fascinantes y extraänos que utilizan la mucosa para atrapar su alimento, protegerse de sufrir cualquier daäno e incluso, desplazarse de un lugar a otro bajo el agua"--
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Felina the Florida panther loved growing up in her forest home, until the forest starts to shrink! Trees begin to disappear, and Felina doesn't understand the new busy highway in the neighborhood. Other animals are in danger, too. Will Felina find a way to survive as humans threaten to ruin her home? Environmental science writer Loran Wlodarski gives children a look into deforestation and endangered animals in Felina's New Home,A Florida Panther Story,...
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Haz un viaje alrededor del mundo para descubrir una amplia variedad de diferentes formaciones terrestres y características geológicas de la Tierra a través del verso rítmico de Esta tierra, es tu país. En el viaje encontrarás planicies, mecetas/altiplanos y colinas onduladas. Descubre como un arroyo puede crear un cañón o como la lava forma un archipiélago. Lee en voz alta y descubre nuevo terreno al pasar de cada página.
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Al ver la vida silvestre es una emoción, pero no es fácil. Cuando Cole viene a visitar a su amigo Helena, que no puede esperar para ver toda la fauna del bosque tiene para ofrecer, y está decepcionado cuando lo único que ve son unos pájaros. Juntos, los niños emprenden una caminata y se encuentran con un montón de signos de los animales en el camino. A través de la observación y su conocimiento de la conducta animal, Helena ayuda Cole aprender...
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Like humans, animals can get sick or hurt. Peoplevisit doctors. Pets see veterinarians. What happensto wild animals when they are injured, become ill,or are orphaned? Often, wildlife rehabilitators arecalled to their rescue. This photographic journal takesreaders "behind the scenes" at four different wildliferehabilitation centers. Fall in love with these backyardanimals as they are nursed back to health and releasedback to the wild when possible....
34) Magia con imanes
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Dena loves using magnets to perform magic tricks for the kids at the pool. When Enrique arrives in town, he doesn't like that Dena is fooling the others. He gives her a century-old treasure map and Dena uses her compass and tools to plot the location of the treasure. To her surprise, it is not where it should be! What could cause her compass to lead her off course? When she discovers the answer, will Dena keep fooling the other kids with magic tricks...
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Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song "The Green Grass Grew All Around." The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest....
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Do you ever wonder how animals stay warm in the
winter? Well they wonder how humans do too! In
a twist of perspective, wild creatures question if
humans use the same winter adaptation strategies
that they do. Do they cuddle together in a tree
or fly south to Mexico? Take a look through an
animal's eyes and discover the interesting ways
that animals cope with the cold winter months
throughout this rhythmic story.
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When summer heats up, animals find ways to stay cool. In A Cool Summer Tail animals wonder how humans stay cool too. Do they dig under the dirt, grow special summer hair, or only come out at night? This sequel to the popular A Warm Winter Tail features many of same animals but this time, with their summer adaptations, offering an important "compare and contrast" opportunity.
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Modeled after The Wizard of Oz, this enchanting story describes a young giraffe who suffers from a fear of heights. On his way to the doctor, he befriends a monkey who is afraid of climbing and a hippo who is a afraid of water. What causes the three new friends to face and overcome their fears? The "For Creative Minds" section includes fun facts and animal adaptation information, as well as a "Match the Feet" game and a mix-and-match activity. Encourages...
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Follow the rescue of orphaned polar bear Kali (pronounced Cully) from the Inupiat village of Kali (Point Lay in English) to the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage to his new home at the Buffalo Zoo in New York with Luna, a female polar bear. This photographic journey beautifully captures the remarkable development of the cub, who initially drinks from a baby bottle, sucks his paw for comfort, and sleeps with a "blankie" as he rapidly grows into the largest land...
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¡Penélope Parker vive con unos pingüinos! Pequeños, grandes; jóvenes y viejos - los pingüinos vienen de todas partes del Hemisferio Sur incluyendo algunos que viven ¡cerca del ecuador! Las bromas de los pingüinos ¿van más allá de lo que ella puede aguantar? Los niños cuentan y después comparan y contrastan a diez diferentes especies de pingüinos mientras aprenden geografía.