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2) Pond & river
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Series
Description
A photo essay about the range of plants and animals found in fresh water throughout the year, examining the living conditions and survival mechanisms of creatures dwelling at the edge of the water, on its surface, or under the mud.
11) Desert survival
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 27 cm.
Description
Explains what deserts are and why they are so hot, examines different deserts around the world, and describes the plants and animals commonly found in them.
12) Oceans and seas
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Series
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Macmillan
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
56 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Oceans and Seas brings the young reader on a journey into the sea where full-color illustrations enhance the informational presentation of the incredible creatures and plants that live in different oceans around the world, including a review of the creatures of the coral reefs and an overview of deep-sea treasure hunting. It introduces readers to the fascinating underwater world, from the deepest oceans to the shallows, and the creatures and plants...
14) Pond & river
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2007, c1994
Physical Desc
1 DVD (62 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Takes you on a twisting journey down the great rivers of the world, pausing to visit the thriving realm of freshwater ponds. Travel upstream to find civilization's source - then down again to see the key to our very survival.
16) You are stardust
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
Introduces readers to the extensive and surprising ways in which they are connected to the natural world around them.
17) In the desert
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
23 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Visit the desert. What do you see? Young readers will learn all about deserts around the world and the animals that call it home in this fun Pre-reader. Through text features such as the vocabulary tree and the wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to new words and concepts, helping them expand their understanding of the world.
18) Ecology
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Series
Publisher
DK Pub., Inc
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
72 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Illustrations and text provide information about ecology in general, specific ecosystems, and our changing understanding of life around us.
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"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.""--
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
x, 486 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa? What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination? What has protected the lives of popes for millennia? Why did Scotland surrender its sovereignty to England? What was George Washington's secret weapon during the American Revolution? The answer to all these questions, and many more, is the mosquito. Across our planet since the dawn of humankind, this...
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