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61) Baby Elephants
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Elephant calves have a special bond with their mom. They stay with her for an average of 16 years! This title for young readers uses simple, leveled text and crisp photos to show these big babies eating, playing, and growing up with their herd. A list of sight words helps readers spot familiar words, while a picture glossary introduces new terms. The book concludes with facts about an elephant calf's life stages and daily activities.
62) 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...
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Scientifically informed and funny, a firsthand account of Australia's wonderfully unique mammals-and how our perceptions impact their future.
Think of a platypus: They lay eggs (that hatch into so-called platypups), produce milk without nipples and venom without fangs, and can detect electricity. Or a wombat: Their teeth never stop growing, they poop cubes, and they defend themselves with reinforced rears. And what about antechinuses-tiny marsupial...
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Anacondas are apex predators, and green anacondas are the heaviest snakes in the world. Readers will love learning all about the lives of these massive animals, including where they live and the prey they eat. Stunning full-color photos and leveled text create the perfect pairing for emerging readers.
65) 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...
66) Palomino Horses
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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This book gives an introduction to the stunning palomino horse. The title covers the horse's usual height and other characteristics, common colors, personality traits, and a brief history. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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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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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The rain forests of South America are home to some creepy crawlers. Amazonian giant centipedes bite and paralyze their prey. But the venom from the Brazilian wandering spider is also deadly to prey. With venom against venom, which of these deadly insects would come out on top? Hi-lo readers will learn more about these insects' secret weapons and attacks through captivating text and vibrant imagery. Special features include profiles on the size, habitat,...
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In the late eighteenth century, the British took greater interest than ever before in observing and recording all aspects of the natural world. Travelers and colonists returning from far-flung lands provided dazzling accounts of such exotic creatures as elephants, baboons, and kangaroos. The engraver Thomas Bewick (1753–1828) harnessed this newfound interest by assembling the most comprehensive illustrated guide to nature of his day.
A General...
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With this engaging book, students will learn interesting facts about Earth's land animals while solving equations and inequalities. Discover unique species from around the globe, and understand how zoologists use variables to solve equations and inequalities to answer questions about animals. With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn practical,...
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The animal kingdom operates by ancient rules, and the deer in our woods and backyards can teach us many of them-but only if we take the time to notice.
In the fall of 2007 in southern New Hampshire, the acorn crop failed and the animals who depended on it faced starvation. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas began leaving food in small piles around her farmhouse. Soon she had over thirty deer coming to her fields, and her naturalist's eye was riveted. How...
73) Anaconda
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This title is an introductory look at the world's largest snakes. Readers will learn about different anaconda species, their size, common habitats and habits, what they like to eat, and baby anacondas. Complete with big, colorful photographs and more facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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Welcome to the amazing world of Bats Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Bats.You will find Bats in nature with pictures to include the many Bats species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Bats Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 42 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Bats with facts and color photos.Be sure to read the other books...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Antelopes Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Antelopes.You will find Antelopes in nature with pictures to include the many Antelopes species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Antelopes Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 106 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Antelopes with facts and color photos.Be...
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An hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food, mates, and safety from predators.
From morning to night and from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers exactly how birds spend their time. Each chapter covers a single bird during a single hour, highlighting twenty-four different bird species from around the globe, from the tropics through the temperate...
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From exotic wild species inhabiting unfamiliar settings to elusive forms still unknown to science or thought to be extinct, the Felidae, better known as 'cats', have been reported in sightings from around the world. According to conventional wisdom, they do not exist, but mystery cats of all sizes have attracted increasing attention from naturalists and laypersons alike, and the evidence for these animals is becoming more substantial and increasingly...
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Ocean animals sleep, just like you! This informative, rhyming picture book dives deep to look at where and how ocean animals sleep in the sea.
Many ocean animals are active during the day, but where and how do they sleep at night? From sharks to dolphins and sea turtles to octopuses, plus parrotfish and whales and more, discover what these ocean creatures do when it's time to go to sleep and the day is through.
Where Do Ocean Creatures Sleep...
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Told through the lens of a nature photographer, this story follows a flicker family from hole-pecking to hatchling. Grammie sees a flicker enlarging a hole in a tree as she walks in the park, and watches the flickers as they build their nest and raise their young. She also begins to notice other holes that have animals living in them. This book documents a family of Northern Flickers as well as two families of European Starlings and a hive of bees....
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