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OctopusesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Fascinating details abound as the life of the octopus is described, both as a predator and prey. Extraordinary, full-page photographs parallel each page of articulate text. Extremely clear writing m...
author: Sandra Markle |
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Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats and PeopleClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This unusual subject makes for a most intriguing book! By combining science, history, culture, and folklore, the author introduces us to the fascinating world of rats. Necessary to medical breakthro...
author: Albert Marrin |
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On One Flower - Butterflies, Ticks, and a Few More IcksClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Rhyming couplets tell the story of two boys who wander into a field and discover a mini-ecosystem on a single goldenrod flower. The full-color artwork is realistic and offers a changing perspective o...
author: Anthony D. Fredericks |
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On the Wing: American Birds in MigrationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Describes the migration of American birds, including the influence of geography and vanishing habitats, and answers such questions as: where do birds go in the winter; how do they know when to leave; ...
author: Carol Lerner |
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On the Wings of the Monarch (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An in-depth look at the monarch butterfly's fascinating life cycle, its habitats, and its North American migration. Hosted by Libby Graham.
author: Oktay Ortabasi |
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Once I Knew a SpiderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The inspiring true story of an expectant mother who watches an orb weaver spider spin a web outside her window. The spider lays a sac of eggs and miraculously survives the winter to see the eggs hatc...
author: Jennifer Owings Dewey |
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One Hen
How one Small Loan Made a Big DifferenceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
"This is the story of how changes happen in the world, one person, one family, one community at a time." A young Ghanaian boy uses a small loan to purchase a chicken, and the lives of his family, then...
author: Katie Smith Milway |
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One Night in the Coral SeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A beautful presentation of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the many animals that call it home, the annual mass spawning of the corals and the larvae's perilous journey through predator-filled waters t...
author: Sneed B. Collard III |
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One Small Place in a TreeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
By looking at a microhabitat in a single tree, the reader will discover the relationships between the tree and the various organisms, from bears to beetles to birds, that make the tree their home.
author: Barbara Brenner |
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One Small Square - BackyardClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Use this book to learn about the wonders living in just one small square of your own backyard. Colorful illustrations show some of the bugs, birds, animals, and plant life you might find in your squa...
author: Donald M. Silver |
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One Wing's Gift - Resucing Alaska's Wild BirdsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Illustrations and stories depicting some of the birds who have passed through the Bird Treatment and Learning Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Each chapter is devoted to one particular bird the author c...
author: Joan Harris |
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Ookpik - The Travels of a Snowy OwlClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Illustrated with vivid watercolors, this book tells the story of a snowy owl's first year, from surviving predators, learning to hunt, migrating south, and returning to the Arctic in the spring.
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author: Bruce Hiscock |
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Our Farm - Four Seasons with Five Kids on One Family's FarmClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A journal of one year on the 150-acre Bennett farm in central Ohio. Told through the experiences of the five Bennett children, ages 17, 15, 10, 8 and 4, the book shows how they combine farm work, sch...
author: Michael J. Rosen |
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Our Living Earth - A Story of People, Ecology, and PreservationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Aerial photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's photos fill this beautiful coffee table-sized book. Large full-color photos combine with statistics, eye-catching facts and informative text about each them...
author: Isabelle Delannoy |
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Outbreak - Science Seeks Safeguards for Global HealthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
With trans-global air travel routine, infectious diseases can now spread more easily. Read about avian flu, SARS, ebola, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, and about the scientists on the front l...
author: Charles Piddock, Caryn Oryniak |
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Out-of-This-World Astronomy: 50 Amazing Activities & ProjectsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Introduces the study of astronomy, providing statistics, activities and experiments about the stars and planets. Explains how to get started as a sky watcher, even without any equipment. Written in ...
author: Joe Rhatigan, Rain Newcomb |
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Outside and Inside DinosaursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Describes the inner and outer workings of dinosaurs, discussing what has been learned about their anatomy, diet and behavior from fossils. Color photos and clear, accessible text. Glossary/index, li...
author: Sandra Markle |
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Outside and Inside KangaroosClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Stunning color photos and clear, interesting text make this an excellent introduction to kangaroos. Find out how a kangaroo can jump nearly 27 feet in one hop, how a baby kangaroo starts out as small...
author: Sandra Markle |
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Outside and Inside Killer BeesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
What are killer bees? This book describes the key differences between European honey-bees and the Africanized bees known as killer bees. The author compares behavior, physical traits, and DNA of the ...
author: Sandra Markle |
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Outside and Inside MummiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Reveals what scientists using cutting-edge technology to examine mummies are learning. Color photographs throughout.
author: Sandra Markle |
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Over the Coasts - An Aerial Vivew of GeologyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Stunning aerial photographs accompany vivid text and clear captions to show how the action of waves, tides, wind and weather produce startling transformations along the coast of the North American con...
author: Michael Collier |
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Over the Rivers - An Aerial View of GeologyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Geologist and photographer Michael Collier has combined stunning aerial photographs with clear, vivid text to give the reader a broad sense of how rivers flow, erode and shape the landscape, and how t...
author: Michael Collier |
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Owl in the House - A Naturalist's DiaryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Naturalist Bernd Heinrich stumbled upon a young Great Horned Owl in the Vermont woods and decided to care for it and eventually help it return to the wild. He kept a diary of the owlet's growth and ...
author: Bernd Heinrich |
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