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42) Counting dinos
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Rodrigo the Ankylosaurus and his dinosaur friends explore their prehistoric world as they count from one to ten.
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Focal Point/National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
503 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
This text plumbs the depth of "National Geographic's" renowned image collection to highlight the loveliest and most appealing photographs from this impressive archive. The result is an experience of visual delight, whether from stunning landscapes, magnificent wildlife, fascinating people, or quaint locales. Includes photographs by Sam Abell and other National Geographic photographers.
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Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xxiv, 243 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"In The Open-Air Life, Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces readers to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more and more of ones' time outdoors. An outdoorsy cousin of hygge, friluftsliv is whatNordic people do outside all day before they cozy up in front of the fireplace with their wool socks on and a cup of hot cocoa"--
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"From famous monuments to family homes, it's lights out for everyone around the world who participates in Earth Hour--the annual event that honors energy conservation and addresses climate change by encouraging everyone to turn off their lights for one hour on a specific date each March."--
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
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354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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"In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with beautiful long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to western science -- a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in 50 years. Rare then and rarer now, no westerner had glimpsed a live saola before Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it...
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In this story inspired by Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," Ana Dakkar, a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world, makes astounding discoveries about her heritage and puts her leadership skills to the test against deadly enemies from a rival school.
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Pub. Date
2014.
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"No stranger to wildlife, Nick Jans had lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. But when one evening at twilight a lone black wolf ambled into view not far from his doorstep, Nick would finally come to know this mystical species--up close as never before. A Wolf Called Romeo is the remarkable story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable,...
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The rain clouds are long gone and the dry season scorches the land. Everything is new for the baby giraffe. As she bounds ahead and lags behind, her mother patiently explains the ways of the grasslands. And until she grows a little taller, older, and wiser, her mother reminds her: “Youre strong with me.”
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"A fun and informative picture book, structured as a letter from Earth to the reader about the destruction plastic is having on the planet and how readers can help by recycling and going green!"--
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"It's so easy to go through the routine of visiting a national park, but this book will encourage families to truly experience the outing. By having things to look for and learn about, it will help families truly be present and in the moment while enjoying these amazing, beautiful lands meant for all people. This is more than just a checklist. Every scavenger hunt is a to-do list...a challenge...a game...and an adventure the whole family can have...
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Publisher
Tres Abejas
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered board-pages (13 boards total) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 x 19 cm
Description
Un nįo hace instrumentos musicales con objetos de la naturaleza, luego se da cuenta de que puede escuchar los sonidos de la naturaleza para escuchar m︢sica.
A young boy makes musical instruments with objects from nature, then realizes he can listen to the sounds of nature to hear music.
57) Orwell's roses
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"A fresh take on George Orwell as a far more nature-loving figure than is often portrayed, and a dazzlingly rich meditation on roses, gardens, and the value and use of beauty and pleasure in the face of brutality and horror. "In the spring of 1936 a man planted roses." That man was George Orwell, shortly before he went off to fight against fascism in Spain. Today, those rosebushes are still thriving. This is the starting point for Rebecca Solnit's...
58) Leaf jumpers
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Illustrations and rhyming text describe different leaves and the trees from which they fall.
59) Pick a pine tree
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
A holiday read-aloud evokes the rituals of decorating a Christmas tree, from picking out just the right tree and digging out boxes of decorations to stringing tinsel and turning on the twinkling lights.
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