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Extrait : "Parmi les animaux supérieurs, il s'en trouve un grand nombre qui, parvenus à une certaine période de leur existence, ont besoin d'une habitation, soit comme abri contre le mauvais temps, soit comme lieu de refuge contre les attaques de leurs ennemis. Un terrier creusé sous la terre, dans les bois, dans le roc ou toute autre matière, constitue la forme la plus simple d'une semblable demeure."
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This book focuses the discussion on vertebrate animals. How do you differentiate vertebrates from invertebrates? What characteristics set them apart? Study groups of vertebrates such as mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Explore the wonderful world of the backboned animals. Grab a copy, read and grow your knowledge beginning today.
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Kodiak Island, nicknamed the Emerald Isle, gleams like a gem in the North Pacific. Lush green mountains soar skyward from the ocean, framing deep, fjord-like bays. The island's wet maritime climate and mild temperatures encourage thick vegetation growth, which provides sustenance for the abundant wildlife on the island. The Alaska Current flows northward near Kodiak, bringing warm water and nutrients to Alaska's frigid Gulf. These nutrients form the...
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Johns Hopkins University Press
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[2007]
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English
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"The essential volume on the biology and behavior of these remarkable insects. "This transformative work will be an inspiration to students of entomology." -- Choice The cockroach is truly an evolutionary wonder. This definitive volume provides a complete overview of suborder Blattaria, highlighting the diversity of these amazing insects in their natural environments. Beginning with a foreword by Edward O. Wilson, the book explores the fascinating...
7) Wild Moms
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Being a mom is a tough job-but imagine doing it in the jungle or out on the safari, faced by the ravages of the elements, a scarcity of resources, and the threat of predators prowling at all times of the day and night. In Wild Moms, Dr. Carin Bondar takes readers on an enthralling tour of the animal kingdom as she explores the phenomenon of motherhood in the wild. A journey through motherhood for the animal kingdom-from the initial phases of gestation...
9) Birds
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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Readers will learn what birds are, some of the different kinds, and all about their shared characteristics. Title is filled with cool, full-bleed photographs of the animals and simple sentences. This title is written at a Level 1, specifically for beginning readers. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.
10) Green anacondas
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Meet the heaviest snake in the world-the green anaconda! Everything about this title is big, from the full-bleed photographs to the content. Readers will learn all that is super-sized about this hulking snake. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
11) Ostriches
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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Meet the biggest bird in the world-the ostrich! Everything about this title is big, from the full-bleed photographs to the content. Readers will learn all that is super-sized about this soaring bird. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
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"A charming personal account, accompanied by nearly 100 illustrations, that underscores how owls and other birds enrich our lives." -- Kirkus Reviews Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award For a quarter of a century, Tony Angell and his family shared the remarkable experience of closely observing pairs of western screech owls that occupied a nesting box outside the window of their forest home. The journals in which the author recorded his observations,...
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Mice are used as model organisms across a wide range of fields in science today-but it is far from obvious how studying a mouse in a maze can help us understand human problems like alcoholism or anxiety. How do scientists convince funders, fellow scientists, the general public, and even themselves that animal experiments are a good way of producing knowledge about the genetics of human behavior? In Model Behavior, Nicole C. Nelson takes us inside...
14) Zoo
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Learn all about going on a field trip to a zoo. Early readers will be introduced to what they might see at a zoo through simple text and vibrant images to aid comprehension. Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.
15) Wake-Robin
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"Wake-Robin", John Burroughs' first book, is a detailed work on birds, being an alluring "invitation to the study of Ornithology". It's aim is to stimulate an interest in the natural history of birds, which Burroughs arguably achieves through a masterful marriage of interesting facts and beautiful writing. John Burroughs (1837 – 1921) was an American naturalist, essayist, and active member of the U.S. conservation movement. Burroughs' work was incredibly...
16) The bear report
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Sophie is uninterested in writing a research report on polar bears until a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the Arctic, where she learns all about the playful bear's habits and habitat, from glacier mice to Northern Lights.
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Open Road Media
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[2017]
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English
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Travel to the wilds of Cameroon with the conservationist whose work inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu on public television. In 1949, Gerald Durrell embarks with fellow zoologist Kenneth Smith on an expedition to collect rare animals in the British Cameroons in West Central Africa. There, he meets the Nero-like local ruler, the Fon of Bafut, who likes a man who can hold his liquor--will Durrell be able to get on his good side? In...
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"From the majestic Bengal tiger to the domesticated Siamese comes a meditation on cats from the bestselling author of " The Hidden Life of Dogs " and " The Social Lives of Dogs From as far back in time as the disappearance of the dinosaurs, cats have occupied an important place in our evolutionary, social, and cultural history. The family of the cat is as diverse as it is widespread, ranging from the lions, tigers, and pumas of the African and Asian...
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"The birding equivalent of having Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking teach you how to count, add, subtract, multiply, do long division, comprehend quantum mechanics, plus balance your checkbook. Bird watchers at every skill level will garner insights from this book." - Pete Dunne, author of Birds of Prey "Identifying birds is a science and an art, involving far more than merely memorizing field marks. Steve Howell and Brian Sullivan are leading...
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Extrait: "Le Miosson, affluent du Clain, est un charmant petit ruisseau qui a creusé un joli vallon, étroit et encaissé, au milieu du plateau o le roi Jean fut battu par le prince Noir, le lundi 19 septembre 1356."
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