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Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 x 31 cm
Description
"A glow-in-the dark reference book that helps the reader learn about nocturnal animals. What hides in the deep darkness of the night under the starry sky? What does the light of the moon shine upon? At night, we can see their glowing eyes in the dark. But, what are they? Easy: they are nocturnal animals! The bonus of this book: thanks to a phosphorescent system of glow-in-the-dark images, the reader sees different elements appear such as animals,...
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Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
216 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Description
Critter chat is BACK with all-new imagined digital animal encounters--and it's all based on 100% true animal info. Inside you'll find a group chat for bears that is oddly lacking in real bear members. (No, the koala bear does NOT count.) Meanwhile, a group of stinky animals commiserates about how no one appreciates their unique fragrance, and a rooster greets the day with exuberant ALL CAPS. Among these silly conversations, you'll find tons of parody...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Description
"In this fascinating nonfiction account, author Nancy F. Castaldo reveals just what's going on inside the minds of animals, and through understanding animal intelligence we discover more about ourselves, including far more similarities than one might expect. Humans may have the biggest brains, but intelligence is not a quality exclusive to only us!"--
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
127 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Description
"Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bindup of four books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, insects, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Rattlesnake vs. Secretary Bird, Lobster vs. Crab, Jaguar vs. Skunk, and Green Ants vs. Army Ants. Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more, alongside photos, charts,...
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"Young nature enthusiasts will find answers to these questions and learn all sorts of fascinating facts about mammals in this full-color, interactive book. Mammal Mania explores what makes mammals unique, as well as their anatomy, behavior, and conservation needs. Readers will learn to build a squirrel feeder, write a putrid poem, make an animal tracking station, and much more. Thirty hands-on activities promote observation and analysis, writing...
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Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
With his signature breathtaking art, plus stunning gatefolds, acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky introduces children to the most eye-catching creatures in the animal kingdom! Meet the show-offs! With their wacky eyebrows, beautiful patterns, and bright feathers and scales, many animals seem to be saying: "Look at ME!" That behavior certainly won't protect them from predators, so why do they do it? Jim Arnosky explores a multitude of creatures from...
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Publisher
WoEB, What On Earth Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"So you think you're special? Just because people have built cities, invented pop-up toasters, and put people on the Moon, that they are somehow different from (or better than) other living things? Well, it's time to think again! Humanimal explores the interconnections of the human and natural worlds in ways you never before imagined... Inside you will discover how slime molds learn how to navigate through a maze; how rats are ticklish and how it...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
Description
"In January in the Scottish Highlands, a mountain hare is camouflaged from predators in its white winter coat, while in New Guinea, a bright-green tree python guards her eggs. Come March, a warm Arctic spring lures polar bears out from their den, while in Australia, newly hatched crocodiles go for their first swim inside their mother's jaws. When autumn comes to the north, monarch butterflies start migrating south, just as bar-tailed godwits set off...
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Introducing nineteen animals who are amazing in their own unique way, this entertaining and fact-filled collection of persona poems, combined with science, makes learning about animal characteristics fun!
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"Do you want to know what dogs are thinking? What they're feeling? Now you finally can. The answers will surprise and delight young readers as scientist and dog-owner Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human."--
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Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Do dolphins teach? Do birds build apartment buildings? Do tapirs deliver packages? You may be surprised at the answers! Animals have to work hard to survive in the wild. From vultures that act as nature’s cleanup crew, to damselfish that help grow their favorite food, this book is full of interesting, surprising, and sometimes familiar ways that animals work and behave." --publisher's website
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Publisher
Phaidon Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
54 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Description
"Over thousands of years, animals have developed amazing superpowers that far exceed human abilities--from detecting invisible magnetic fields to regrowing lost limbs, from producing protective chemical poisons to defying the laws of gravity. It's time to meet the most incredible animals on our planet!"--
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