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Some animals are masters at the game of hide-and-seek. They use color, texture, and body shape to blend in seamlessly with their surroundings. Readers will learn that they're not always alone, and camouflaged animals and insects can be hiding in plain sight. Different kinds of camouflage used by lizards, moths, beetles and other creatures will capture the imagination and inspire a closer look at nature.
82) Deadly Mammals
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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From size and stealth to teeth and claws-the mammals highlighted in this informative guide have the tools needed to be among the most dangerous creatures on Earth! Full-color wildlife photographs and fascinating facts will draw in readers and educate them about the land's deadliest animals, including great cats such as the lightning-fast leopard, huge bears such as the mighty grizzly, and even deadly herbivores such as the immense African elephant....
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Cryptozoology-the study of hidden animals-is gaining attention thanks to a startling number of zoological discoveries. Karl P.N. Shuker has collected evidence of these mysterious, somewhat mythical creatures in The Beasts that Hide from Man. Shuker provides entertaining, solidly researched tales about extraordinary animals. Shuker also provides a supplement to Bernard Heuvelmans's checklist of cryptozoological animals, which contains updated information...
84) How Animals Hear
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Animals rely on their sense of hearing to locate predators, find food, and sense danger. This book explores a variety of animal ears and describes how they work and how they help animals hear. From the super-sharp hearing of an owl to grasshoppers that hear through their legs, this book is full of fascinating facts that capture the reader's attention while providing scientific information and offering an opportunity to compare animal hearing to the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Woodpeckers are usually easier to hear than they are to spot. Their pointed beak hammers into tree bark at a speed of 25 miles (40 km) per hour. They're looking for some tasty bugs to eat in the inner layers of a tree. There's so much more to a woodpecker's interesting life, and readers will find all they need to know in this instructive and entertaining book, a bird-watcher's journal of woodpecker info. Cool facts and amazing photographs are the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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The sense of taste helps animals determine what is delicious, and what is deadly. Animals have evolved a wide variety of taste preferences and abilities. For instance, an octopus has ten thousand taste buds on each one of its arms' suckers; a bison has a great knack for using taste to avoid toxic plants while grazing, and gorillas and chimps like sweet-tasting food. With interesting, easy-to-understand text and vivid pictures, this book explores the...
87) Black Bears
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Black bears are the most common bears found in North America. Readers learn fun facts about these familiar bears through accessible main text, a detailed graphic organizer, and eye-catching fact boxes. These facts are presented alongside full-color photographs of black bears in their natural habitat. Readers explore common science curriculum topics, including life cycles and food chains, in an engaging way as they explore the lives of these beautiful...
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Learning about animals is a fun way to introduce readers to a variety of important life science concepts. As readers explore fun facts about a variety of creatures in clear main text and fact boxes, they deepen their knowledge of basic biology. This informative learning experience is enhanced through the use of interactive activities, such as mazes and puzzles, and charming illustrations. In addition, an achievable quiz at the end of the reading allows...
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The second title in the well-received series North Atlantic Seabirds. Utilizes the innovative new concept to seabird identification presented in 'Storm-petrels & Bulwer's Petrel, the first guide in the series, to identification of Pterodroma Petrels. Endorsed by world leading experts Peter Harrison, Steve N. G. Howell, Killian Mullarney, and Hadoram Shirihai. Covers all Pterodromas known to occur in the North Atlantic, adjacent seas and the Western...
90) Reindeer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Kids know reindeer have been mythologized for the holidays, but this book will show how real reindeer live. Reindeer can walk great distances through harsh environments to arrive at wintering grounds where grass and water are more abundant. Kids will love learning about real reindeer and how they travel through the tundra to find food and water and to have calves.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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When it comes to size, great white sharks and elephants are relatively similar, but if pitted against each other in battle, does one have an advantage over the other? Readers of this innovative volume follow along with a battle of these big beasts to find out. They'll learn about factors such as adaptations, strength, and speed. Readers will be able to use the information they've absorbed to make an educated guess about, who they think would win the...
92) American Bison
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Bison live in herds scattered across the Great Plains. Some children will be amazed that these huge animals roam free in the United States. Some herds live in mountainous regions and come to lower valleys for the winter, seeking grass and water. This book will show kids the annual movement patterns of these large animals, using simple language and strong supporting photographs.
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Animals have a lot in common with people: they eat, sleep, and have babies. That's sometimes where the similarities end! Rabbits, for example, eat their own poop so they can digest even more nutrients than they did the first time around. Readers might find this and other facts gross, but they'll also love to repeat them! Full-color photographs and diagrams complement a fun design full of surprising and interesting information about animal bodies and...
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The remarkable story of the world's largest marsupial carnivore, including its rescue from near extinction through an innovative breeding program. This second edition has been fully updated.
At night their shrieks and growls echo through the Tasmanian bush, and they are famous for their ferocious bite and scavenging habits. In fact the Tasmanian devil is quite shy and solitary, and one of Australia's most treasured native animals.
This is the story...
95) A Fox's Den
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Foxes dig their dens, sometimes using burrows already made by other animals. The dens provide the foxes safety and also a place to birth and raise their cubs. Kids will be intrigued by these beautiful animals and encouraged to understand the text by strong photographs, including some of adorable fox cubs.
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People aren't the only organisms that need to clean up! Grooming is an animal adaptation that helps species survive. In this engaging book, readers will learn about kinds of animals that groom each other and why. They'll learn how lions are the only big cats that live together and how grooming helps them bond. They'll also learn similar information about birds, primates, horses, and other creatures. Beautiful photographs of these animals grooming...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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The black mamba and the blue-ringed octopus are among Earth's most venomous animals. Beyond that, they have little in common. One is known for its great size, the other is adorably small. They'd never meet in real life because one lives on land and the other dwells in the ocean, but imagine if they did meet. What would the battle look like? Who might win? This engaging volume compares the animals' qualities to see, who might emerge victorious. Striking...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Not many people report being bitten by a frog. But many will notice the weird ooze that seeps out of a toad's skin when they're picked up. These are just two strange adaptations that have helped amphibians survive in their environment. That's also why salamanders need the ability to regrow limbs-or even part of their brain! Curious future scientists learn all about these awesome adaptations as well as other important topics such as the unique amphibian...
99) Massive Moose
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Moose are the largest members of the deer family-and they are large! The most massive moose are 7 feet (2 m) tall at the shoulder and weigh 1,300 pounds (600 kg). These herbivores aren't always gentle. They can use their colossal bodies to defend themselves from black bears, wolves, and other carnivores. Even hunters fear moose because angry moose sometimes can't be stopped by guns! This informative book, including a graphic organizer and essential...
100) A Termite's Colony
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
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It's surprising that insects as small as termites can create such huge earthen structures. Yet the hundreds of thousands of termites that can exist in a colony have a clearly defined biological order that allows them to be successful. Kids will learn about how termites live, the different roles termites fulfill, and how their colonies can become colossal.
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