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1) Trees
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Series
Publisher
Enchanted Lion
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
33 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the unique features of different species of trees, including their general shape and the type of bark, leaves, flowers, and fruit they have, and explores the structure, reproductive tendencies, and growth patterns of trees.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Follow Ackerley the Acanthostega through the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, when the mightiest dinosaurs stalked the planet. Watch them seek prey, battle enemies, and finally face mass extinction. Discover the facts, fossils, and fun science behind the fiercest carnivores of this time period. Learn about the rise of the raptors, the largest dinosaurs, and the great extinction. This third part of the exciting story of life on Earth...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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A complete guide to the natural history, ecology, and conservation of North America's twenty-three woodpecker species.
From the iconic Woody Woodpecker to the ubiquitous Northern Flicker, woodpeckers have long captivated our attention. Their astonishing anatomy makes them one of the most specialized bird families in the world, and their keystone ecological roles in our forests and woodlands makes them some of the most important birds on...
From the iconic Woody Woodpecker to the ubiquitous Northern Flicker, woodpeckers have long captivated our attention. Their astonishing anatomy makes them one of the most specialized bird families in the world, and their keystone ecological roles in our forests and woodlands makes them some of the most important birds on...
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Identifying birds can be overwhelming. Where and how do you start? The good news is that most people already know more than they realize about birds, which can greatly simplify the identification process.
Written in a helpful, conversational style and illustrated with numerous photos, this “12-step program” starts with the basics and builds logically into a manageable framework that enables anyone to get...
Written in a helpful, conversational style and illustrated with numerous photos, this “12-step program” starts with the basics and builds logically into a manageable framework that enables anyone to get...
5) Butterflies
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English
Description
This field guide highlights 100 butterflies found throughout the world. Readers will gain a greater understanding of these creatures and will be able to identify them in the wild. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Reference is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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English
Description
Charlie Eliasson has spent her life tackling one bizarre situation after another, the product of growing up wild in the jungle with a pack of equally wild siblings. Now living back in the U.S., her life is finally somewhat normal. She's nearly finished her Masters degree, has a good job, and spends her days in a comfortable rhythm. Her quiet life, however, is upended when the job she loves throws something in her path that will make her choose between...
7) Amphibians
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Language
English
Description
This field guide highlights 100 amphibians found throughout the world. Readers will gain a greater understanding of these creatures and will be able to identify them in the wild. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Reference is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Language
English
Description
This field guide highlights 100 birds of prey found throughout the world. Readers will gain a greater understanding of these creatures and will be able to identify them in the wild. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Reference is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the world of caterpillars, butterflies, and other insects, including identification information, educational activities, and fun facts.
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English
Description
Dennis Paulson's books include Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West and Shorebirds of North America (both Princeton). Now retired, he was director of the Slater Museum of Natural History at the University of Puget Sound.
The definitive single-volume fully illustrated guide
This is the first fully illustrated guide to all 336 dragonfly and damselfly species of eastern North America-from the rivers of Manitoba to the Florida cypress swamps-and...
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English
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Peter van der Sleen is a postdoctoral fellow at the Marine Science Institute of the University of Texas, Austin. James S. Albert is professor of biology at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He is the coeditor of Historical Biogeography of Neotropical Freshwater Fishes.
The Amazon and Orinoco basins in northern South America are home to the highest concentration of freshwater fish species on earth, with more than 3,000 species allotted to 564...
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English
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Richard Condit is a staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Rolando Pérez is chief botanist and Nefertaris Daguerre is a forest specialist with the Center for Tropical Forest Science at the STRI.
This is the first field guide dedicated to the diverse tree species of Panama and Costa Rica. Featuring close to 500 tropical tree species, Trees of Panama and Costa Rica includes superb color photos, abundant color distribution...
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English
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Andrew Henderson is a curator at the Institute of Systematic Botany at the New York Botanical Garden. His books include Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas and Flowering Plants of the Neotropics (both Princeton).
Southern Asia is a vast and ecologically diverse region that extends from the deserts of Afghanistan to the rainforests of Thailand, and is home to a marvelously rich palm flora. Palms of Southern Asia is the only complete field guide...
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English
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"Honorable Mention for the 2018 William Mills Prize for Non-Fiction Polar Books, Polar Libraries Colloquy" Sharon Chester is a naturalist, wildlife photographer, illustrator, and author of several natural history guides, including A Wildlife Guide to Chile (Princeton). She splits her time between San Mateo, California, and her home in Fulton, Illinois, near the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.
The definitive full-color...
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English
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What do you do if you're being bothered by gremlins or boggarts? Where do goblins and hobgoblins like to live? What should you do if you're attacked by a pack of orcs? These wicked fantasy creatures may not be real, but what if they were? This handy field guide gives you everything you need to learn about these wicked creatures of the imagination.
19) Birds of Peru
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English
Description
Thomas S. Schulenberg is a research associate at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Douglas F. Stotz is an ornithologist and conservation ecologist at the Field Museum in Chicago. Daniel F. Lane and John P. O'Neill are illustrators and field ornithologists, and both are research associates at the Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science. Lane also leads Field Guides birding tours. Theodore A. Parker III, who worked throughout Peru...
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English
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Ronald A. Russo is a retired California naturalist. His books include Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and Other Western States and Hawaiian Reefs.
A photographic guide to 536 species of plant galls found west of the Rockies
Beautiful and bizarre, plant galls are growths of various shapes, sizes, and colors produced in response to invading organisms. Describing 536 species of galls and their causative agents, Plant Galls of the Western...
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