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"Step right up, animal lovers! It's your turn to judge in this poetic competition of superlative animal abilities. Structured as a guessing game competition, and told through deftly crafted persona poems, the book celebrates animals' standout qualities, from the biggest (blue whale) to the smallest (shrew), with all the favorite creatures (speedy cheetahs, long-necked giraffes) plus some less common animals with equally amazing abilities (long-lived...
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"This Level 2 reader features dozens of animals and their fascinating abilities, such as leafcutter ants that can lift 50 times their weight, the mutable rain frog that can change the texture of its skin, and the unusual pom-pom crab that carries sea anemones to strike at foes. Young readers get up close to these creatures with engaging text and colorful photos. Level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for kids ready to read...
6) Nursery earth: the wondrous lives of baby animals and the extraordinary ways they shape our world
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"An astonishing safari of infant animals, from baby kangaroos to flamingos to squid, and the essential role they play in Earth's ecosystems"--
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"Animals have shaped our minds, our lives, our land, and our civilization. Humanity would not have gotten very far without them--making use of their labor for transportation, agriculture, and pollination; their protection from predators; and their bodies for food and to make clothing, music, and art. And over the last two centuries, humans have made unprecedented advances in science, technology, behavior, and beliefs. Yet how is it that we continue...
9) Cat behavior
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"Cats communicate with each other and with humans using behavior. Cat Behavior explains how cats use sounds, body language, and more to show how they are feeling."--
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"For many animals, communicating is as important to their life chances as finding food and water. Animal Talk is a brilliant introduction to ingenious communication strategies in the natural world. Whether it's releasing a cloud of ink to confuse, roaring to intimidate, dancing to attract a mate or howling to locate one another, the range of messaging methods in the natural world is quite astonishing (and sometimes quite disgusting!). Perfect for...
12) You broke it!
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"Parents will be parents, but the joke is on them in this clever collection of subversive parent-child interactions by acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck"--Publisher.
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In this new 2023 high-definition program, learn all about Australia's most iconic animals. Kangaroos, koalas, Tasmanian Devils, platypuses, lyrebirds, and more are introduced and explored in detail. Why do kangaroos have pouches? What do koalas eat? What important role does the Tasmanian Devil play in the ecosystem? What is a monotreme? What does the singing of a lyrebird sound like and how can it imitate the sounds of other animals, car alarms,...
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"This book reveals new science and remarkable discoveries about the octopus, one of nature's most elusive and intelligent animals"--
"The companion to the highly-anticipated National Geographic television special-narrated by Paul Rudd and airing for Earth Day-this beautifully illustrated book explores the alluring underwater world of the octopus-a creature that resembles an alien lifeform, but whose behavior has earned it a reputation as one of the...
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"A teacher challenges her class to decide which is the most important animal of all. Seven children champion a different animal for the top spot. Is it bees as master pollinators, or bats who are night-time predators as well as pollinators? Is it elephants who shape their landscapes and spread seeds, or beavers, who create watery habitats? Is it tigers or sharks who keep populations in balance so there is food for all? Is it tiny krill, food for...
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"From the renowned wolf researcher and author of The Rise of Wolf 8 and The Reign of Wolf 21 comes a stunning account of an unconventional alpha male. A lover, not a fighter. That was wolf 302. A renegade with an eye for the ladies, 302 was anything but Yellowstone's perfect alpha male. For starters, he fled from danger. He begged for food from other wolves, ditched females he'd gotten pregnant, and even napped during a heated battle with a rival...
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No conocemos a los traseros. En este libro divulgativo descubriremos su historia, hablaremos de los traseros humanos y de los traseros del mundo animal, de los tipos de traseros, ¡y de los colores que pueden llegar a tener! ¿Sabías que tener un trasero nos vuelve más inteligentes? ¿Has oído hablar de los traseros catapulta? No hay dos traseros iguales, por eso es importante conocerlos bien.
"Did you know that sea cucumbers use their butts to...
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Alpha wolves of Yellowstone volume 4
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"Book Four in the Award-Winning Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone Series Following five generations of female wolves--including the famous 06--this gripping family saga set in Yellowstone National Park reveals the pivotal role that female wolves play in pack life. "Rick's writing is so vivid, so powerful, that I feel I have been right there with him among the wolves of Yellowstone. And I urge you, the reader, to come with us and discover the magic of wolf...
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In this new 2023 high-definition program, learn all about how different species of animals birth, feed, teach, nurture, and protect their offspring. Why does a male emperor penguin incubate eggs in the cold of the Antarctic? How did a crocodile named Coquita lay a clutch of eggs in 2018 without access to a male partner? What is Parthenogenesis? How can a male seahorse give birth? How do honeybees learn to find food? How do chimpanzees learn...