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22) Mammals
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Pull back the curtain on the wide, wide world of mammals! Organized by animal-science reference topics such as anatomy, life cycle, and methods of defense, Mammals lets young readers and browsers discover these hairy animals through full-color photos and concise, factual text.
23) Unlikely Friendships for Kids: The Leopard & the Cow: And Four Other Stories of Animal Friendships
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Good friends come in all shapes and sizes!
Unlikely Friendships, the runaway New York Times bestseller with a compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome, is rewritten just for younger readers. This hardcover chapter book for children ages seven and up collects five heartwarming true stories of animal friendship: Koko the gorilla and her favorite kittens, a dog who swims with dolphins, a zebra who cares for a young gazelle,...
24) Mammal babies
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This book looks at mammal babies, and examines how mammal babies are born, how they are cared for, how they develop, and differences and similarities between baby mammals and their parents. The book also includes a picture glossary of key and difficult terms, and a page showing the life cycle of a mammal.
26) Mammals
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Eyediscover volume 96
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Did you know that mammals are warm-blooded animals? African elephants are the largest land mammals. Discover these and other interesting facts in Mammals.
27) Mammals
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Presents young readers with information about the characteristics of mammals.
30) Killer mammals
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"Most people know the lions are deadly hunters--but have you ever heard of the fossa? This predator is only found on Madagascar and is terrifying to lemurs it hunts! Readers delight in the up-close photographs of these mammalian predators and the cool facts about how they hunt. Each mammals hunting style is described as are the body parts that help them be successful predators. Accessible language draws in readers and age-appropriate detail allows...
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" In their critically acclaimed bestseller, Zoobiquity, the authors revealed the essential connection between human and animal health. In Wildhood, they turn the same eye-opening, species-spanning lens to adolescent young adult life. Traveling around the world and drawing from their latest research, they find that the same four universal challenges are faced by every adolescent human and animal on earth: how to be safe, how to navigate hierarchy;...
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"You're deep inside an endangered habitat. In the blue waters of southern Florida you come face to face with nature's gentle giant. Meet the manatee. He's playful, sometimes clumsy, and he rolls around when he's happy. Hear that?! He just squealed with delight. Learn why his world is under threat from pollution and development, and what young environmentalists can do to protect that world."--Amazon.com.
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Illinois's wildlife has always played an important role in the history of human beings inhabiting the state. Native Americans depended on birds, mammals, and fish for sustenance and the state's first Europeans came in search of Beaver and buckskins. Although the state's wildlife is still an important resource for human consumption, wildlife is also increasingly important in today's culture for its intrinsic, aesthetic value. For many Illinoisans,...
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How do whales make their hearing better? What do lemurs do to make a point during an argument? Find out in this funny and fast-paced nonfiction picture book about mammal adaptations you've never heard of! In Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations, children ages 5 to 8 learn about how bizarre life science can really be through compelling, humorous narrative and science-minded observations.
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"In this book, early fluent readers will learn how the American bison came back from the brink of extinction and serves as an important species in its environment. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the animal's habitat, diet, behaviors, and current status, as well as how conservation efforts helped these massive mammals make a comeback." --
39) I am a dolphin
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Introduces interesting facts about dolphins from a dolphin's point of view.
40) Horse
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Learn why horses flatten back their ears, how a blacksmith shoes a horse, how horses have been used in wartime, and how a horse's teeth show its age. Discover why a zebra has stripes, which wild asses are now extinct, what a Roman horseshoe looked like, the difference between an English and a Western saddle, what makes horses race, and much, much more. Includes a CD-ROM of clip art.
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