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1) Swarm
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Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks
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2023.
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324 pages ; 21 cm
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"On a sunny September morning, the creatures first appear. Shur sees one of them hovering outside the window in history class: it looks like a giant butterfly, at first too beautiful and strange to seem like a threat. But when emergency alerts light up everyone's phones around her, she realizes something very, very wrong is happening outside. These... things are everywhere. By the time Shur makes it back to her house with her brother, Keene, and their...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Pandas Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Pandas.
You will find Pandas in nature with pictures to include the many Pandas species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Pandas Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 26 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Pandas with facts and color photos.
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3) Animal Minds
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Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book examines how animals think and the ways scientists study their cognitive abilities. What's going on inside their heads?
A deep dive into the minds of animals and how they think.
Wouldn't it be amazing to see inside the mind of a lion, a gorilla, an octopus or even a bee? In Animal Minds: What Are They Thinking?, author...
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¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué hay dentro de esa "cosa" en una planta? ¿Y qué hay de lo que vive dentro de ese agujero del árbol o qué vive dentro de esa "pila de hojas o ramas? Explora y aprende por qué algunos de estos objetos de la naturaleza están en el libro más reciente de la Fotógrafa de Naturaleza y Naturalista, Mary Holland. US
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Get the Summary of Jennifer Ackerman's What an Owl Knows in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Jennifer Ackerman's "What an Owl Knows" explores the evolution, behavior, and conservation of owls, tracing their origins to dinosaur ancestors and their divergence into two families: Tytonidae and Strigidae. With around 260 species, owls have adapted to various habitats and exhibit specialized hunting adaptations such as...
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Memoirs of a Zoo Keeper Think you know what it's like to be a zoo keeper? Think again! Dive into the laugh-out-loud world of several different zoo keepers who navigate the unexpected chaos and heartwarming moments of their daily lives. Get ready for a wild ride through the wonders (and occasional mishaps) of the animal kingdom. But this book is more than just funny anecdotes. It's a window into the fascinating intelligence and social lives of zoo...
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Did you know that tarantula and bird poop look the same? That some small birds excrete toxic weapons? Or that rabbits eat their own feces only to poop it out again? How about the fact that cricket manure smells like oranges? No? This book covers that and more in the weird world of animal poop.This book explains why different animals poop different ways. It uses pictures and links to websites and videos to satisfy even the most curious of gross science...
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Some rules are meant to be broken, even those in the animal kingdom!
You're probably familiar with many of the common categories scientists use for animals: warm-blooded or cold-blooded, nocturnal or diurnal. But what about the animals that don't fit in? Sharks cannot be classified as warm or cold-blooded-they are somewhere in-between. And Eurasian eagle owls don't hunt during the day or night. Instead, they swoop through the trees at dawn and dusk....
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Welcome to the amazing world of Peacocks Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Peacocks.
You will find Peacocks in nature with pictures to include the many Peacocks species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Peacocks Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 27 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Peacocks with facts and color photos.
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11) El gato Europeo
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El gato europeo es, sin duda alguna, el más difundido en nuestro país. Durante mucho tiempo fue confundido con el gato callejero o, simplemente, se le consideró un animal de compañía sin ningún interés especial. Pero desde 1982 eso cambió y pasó a ser una raza de pleno derecho que debía superar toda una serie de criterios de selección definidos, tenía la posibilidad de participar en concursos y había de recibir ciertos cuidados. Con esta...
12) El gato siamés
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Enigmático, símbolo de la calma y la voluptuosidad, pero también de la independencia y la libertad, el siamés provoca una gran fascinación y no deja a nadie indiferente, sobre todo por ser uno de los gatos de raza más conocido. A través de esta obra, el autor nos presenta los orígenes y la historia de esta raza, sus características más interesantes (es vivaz, curioso, algo caprichoso, temperamental, pero divertido), cómo elegir el cachorro...
13) El gato persa
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El gato persa es fruto de una cuidada selección que lo ha convertido en un animal de compañía tranquilo, amable, bonachón, bastante silencioso, amante de la paz y muy discreto. Sin embargo, no debemos considerarlo un gato de peluche, ya que tiene una gran personalidad, reservada y digna. Otra de las características del persa es que posee una particular sensibilidad que conviene respetar. No obstante, debe ser educado correctamente, con el fin...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Owls Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Owls.
You will find Owls in nature with pictures to include the many Owls species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Owls Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 25 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Owls with facts and color photos.
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Welcome to the amazing world of Sea Turtles Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Sea Turtles.
You will find Sea Turtles in nature with pictures to include the many Sea Turtles species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Sea Turtles Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 30 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Sea Turtles with facts and...
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An eye-opening volume of photographs and research exploring one of North America's most persistent-and misunderstood-predators. The coyote. Even its image conjures up more myth than fact. From its depictions as the "trickster" in ancient fables to its portrayal as a threat to humans and their pets in modern news sources, coyotes are rarely shown in a favorable light. Now, the Urban Coyote Research Project pulls back the curtain on the defamed coyote,...
18) Los escorpiones
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Presente en la mitología grecorromana, como ene-migo del cazador Orión, o relacionado con los sortilegios de determinadas zonas de África, el escorpión, animal considerado peligroso, ha desperta-
do desde siempre el temor de los viajeros. No obstante, de las 1500 especies censadas en el mundo, tan sólo veinte son mortales para el hombre.
Tanto si nos provoca miedo como si nos fascina, el escorpión es un animal sumamente atractivo. En la actualidad...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Penguins Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Penguins.
You will find Penguins in nature with pictures to include the many Penguins species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Penguins Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 28 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Penguins with facts and color photos.
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Explore the wild and wonderful world of birds with the Junior Scientists series for kids ages 6 to 9
From tiny hummingbirds to powerful eagles and everything in between-our planet is home to so many beautifully feathered friends! This big book of birds is packed with tons of cool facts and colorful photos that offer a fascinating peek into their lives. It's written especially for curious new readers, with engaging trivia and age-appropriate language...
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