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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
208 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Shares facts on over three hundred animals and offers a brief overview of the history of life on Earth. Dance with a blue-footed booby, or stare down an eyelash viper. But mind your step-- in the animal world, the name of the game is survival.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Cracks the code of the incredible egg, exploring how a simple, often colorful, sometimes surprisingly shaped package reveals nature's life cycle, unusual animal defensive strategies, parenting behavior, and evolution.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"In his latest illustrated exploration of the animal kingdom, Steve Jenkins introduces readers to some of the most powerful predators in history, from the Tyrannosaurus rex to the African lion."--
10) My first day
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Explores the first day of life for a variety of animals, from the emperor penguin to the Siberian tiger.
11) The shark book
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
33 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Explores the lives, habits, and types of sharks, one of the world's oldest and most feared species.
12) The beetle book
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
An illustrated introduction to a variety of beetle species with information on unique characteristics and how these insects have adapted to survive.
13) The frog book
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
33 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
An introduction to an assortment of the world's frog species discusses their colors, shapes, and sizes; many different habitats; their lifecycle; and how they find food, escape danger, and attract a mate.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 24 cm
Description
"Packed with many cool facts and visuals on where certain animals live and what they eat, this book captures twenty-five humorous--and very true--explanations of why animals look the way they do in order to exist in this world."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
37 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Collects infographics and illustrations that visually represent interesting and easy-to-understand facts, figures, and comparisons intended to offer readers a better understanding about all kinds of insects.
16) Time to eat
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
Provides an introduction to what animals eat and how they collect, store, and digest their food.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated nonfiction. Jenkins layers his signature cut-paper illustrations alongside computer graphics and a text that is teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate zoological...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Description
"From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
Peregrin falcons learn to hunt by practicing with their sisters and borthers. Elephant sisters babysit their younger siblings. Hyena brothers often fight to the death, but wild turkey brothers stay together for life. The giant anteater is an only child, while termites may have millions of siblings! Find out more about these animal brothers and sisters--and many others--inside this book.
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