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"Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk - marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth... Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt...
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The Kratt Brother's adventure continues into the jungle! Join the brothers in discovering some of the most interesting and elusive creatures in the world. Learn how lizards walk on water, orangutans create medicines, and tarsiers survive in total darkness. Martin and Chris study the ways of this diverse ecosystem, all while helping out their jungle friends.
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"What would happen if people all around the world stayed inside, away from animals' habitats? Twelve fascinating real-life stories of creatures around the globe who reclaimed their habitat during the COVID-19 quarantine show animal lovers and aspiring citizen scientists how to help wildlife by fighting habitat loss. A Junior Library Guild selection. With the skies, roads, and waterways clear and quiet during the COVID-19 pandemic, the natural world...
65) Savanna showdown
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Race the wild volume course 4
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"When the teams take on the African savanna, the competition heats up, and Mari starts to feel the pressure. She's never been the strongest or the fastest racer. Sure, she knows almost everything about lions and rhinos and zebras. But facts can only get the team so far. She better keep up, or she might let her friends down. Because the finish line is in sight, and Team Red wants to win!" --
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Hazardous Habitats and Endangered Animals is a great introduction to the world's changing habitats and the growing number of threats to wildlife, with positive suggestions to enable readers to make a difference, and project ideas to help them engage with the topic. Our actions are threatening wildlife and habitats across the world. Discover the ways in which marine and land animals are being affected by humans, from climate change and pollution to...
68) Grassland biomes
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"Explore Biomes From dry deserts to tropical rain forests, Earth's biomes are home to all kinds of plants and animals. Each biome has a unique climate and can be found in different parts of the planet. Explore Biomes allows readers to discover exciting features about the world's biomes." --page [4] of cover
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Discusses different types of biomes on Earth: forests, deserts, grasslands, tundra, mountains, oceans. Activities and projects include making a blubber mitt, a rainstick, a tornado in a bottle, a food chain flipbook, a glacier, a cone bird feeder as well as experiments with erosion, acid rain, salt and seed germination and air quality.
71) Planet Earth
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The 11-part BBC series is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region and/or wildlife habitat (mountains, caves, deserts, shallow seas, seasonal forests, etc.) until the entire planet has been represented.
72) Marine biomes
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"Explore Biomes From dry deserts to tropical rain forests, Earth's biomes are home to all kinds of plants and animals. Each biome has a unique climate and can be found in different parts of the planet. Explore Biomes allows readers to discover exciting features about the world's biomes." --page [4] of cover
73) Savanna biomes
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"Explore Biomes From dry deserts to tropical rain forests, Earth's biomes are home to all kinds of plants and animals. Each biome has a unique climate and can be found in different parts of the planet. Explore Biomes allows readers to discover exciting features about the world's biomes." --page [4] of cover
74) Desert biomes
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"Explore Biomes From dry deserts to tropical rain forests, Earth's biomes are home to all kinds of plants and animals. Each biome has a unique climate and can be found in different parts of the planet. Explore Biomes allows readers to discover exciting features about the world's biomes." --page [4] of cover
75) Near or far
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Short passages about different habitats and locations introduce the concepts of near and far, from a boat near a beach to a mountain far away.
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From the great winding Ganges river in India to the thick conifer forests of northern Europe, travel across the globe to discover the rich variety of animals that share our blue planet. Written by a specialist in zoology and featuring huge fold-out spreads brimming with biologically-accurate illustrations and topographical maps.
78) Planet Earth: II
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One of the most ambitious landmark series allows us to experience the world from the viewpoint of the animals themselves. Traveling through jungles, deserts, mountains, islands, grasslands, and cities, this series explores the unique characteristics of Earth₂s most iconic habitats and the extraordinary ways animals survive within them. New technology has allowed individual stories to be captured in an unparalleled level of detail.