Melissa Stewart
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When you think of chocolate, you might think of a candy bar, a birthday cake, or a glass of chocolate milk. But where does chocolate come from? This book tells about the cocoa bean, which grows in the tropical rain forests and how the animals and other living things play an important part, even the monkeys.
2) Titanic
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Discusses the Titanic, including its design, how the ship sank, the passengers onboard, and why the ship's legacy lives on.
3) Robots
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Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.
4) Dolphins
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Looks at dolphins as wild mammals and discusses the need to preserve their natural environment.
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Estivation is just like hibernation - only it happens in summer instead of winter. Why do some animals settle into cool, snug spots and sink into a summertime sleep? Because it's too hot for their bodies to function, or their food is in short supply. Some estivating animals sleep groups; others rest alone. Some go on a long journey before they slumber; others hunker down right at home. From the pixie frog to the spotted turtle to the desert hedgehog,...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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36 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 21 cm.
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Discusses the varieties of tyrannosaurs and their characteristics, including the Qianzhousaurus Rex, or Pinocchio Rex, which was discovered in 2014 and gained its nickname due to its pointy nose.
8) Droughts
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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36 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm.
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The weather anchor announces that your area is experiencing a drought! Where do droughts happen? How do we know that we are in a drought? Why is rainfall important? Do droughts just affect people? Can scientists keep track of rainfall? Read and find out! This book is full of activities, like how to measure rainfall, how to visualize how much of the world?s water is freshwater, and how to create a cloud in a jar.
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2015]
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37 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 21 x 27 cm.
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"Winds whip. Waves crash. Rain pours down. A superstorm moves across the ocean and gets closer and closer to land. Hurricane watch! Read and find out how hurricanes form, how scientists track the storms, and what you can do to keep yourself safe if one strikes. With colorful illustrations from Taia Morley and engaging text from Melissa Stewart, Hurricane Watch is a look into a powerful natural disaster."--Provided by publisher.
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Introduces some of the most dangerous animals on Earth, describing the physical characteristics and behavior that makes them deadly, including such creatures as saltwater crocodiles, poison dart frogs, box jellyfish, and scorpions.
12) Under the snow
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Peachtree
Pub. Date
c2009
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
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A journey through the fields, forests, ponds and wetlands to see how animals survive in the snowy winter months, and when the sun's rays grow stronger, join all the animals as they get ready for springtime.
13) Meteors
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Blast off on a trip to discover the fascinating world of meteors. In this image-packed book, kids will learn all about these objects hurtling through space and into our atmosphere. Written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the scientists and explorers of tomorrow!
17) Inside volcanoes
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Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2011], ©2011
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48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
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Examines the nature of volcanoes, how they are formed, what they look like, and how they are measured, in a text with ten fold-out pages.
18) A place for bats
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Peachtree
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c2012
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1 v. (unpaged) ; col. ill. ; 25 x 27 cm.
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Examines the ecosystems that support the survival of bats as well as efforts to save the mammals, introducing readers to ways human action or inaction can affect bat populations.
19) When rain falls
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Peachtree
Pub. Date
c2008
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
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Describes what such animals as squirrels, butterflies, ducks, and elf owls do when it rains.
20) Las serpientes!
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National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2016
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31 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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An introduction to the types, physical features, behavior, and pet potential of snakes.