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Amazing Animal Journeys: The Most Incredible Migrations in the Natural World (DK Amazing Earth)
by Philippa ForresterGo on an epic adventure in this fascinating and detailed look at the incredible journeys that occur in the animal kingdomJoin animals on as they embark on large scale migrations and travel through the natural world in this book that follows their incredible journeys. Little ones can read all about why animals travel far and wide in Amazing Animal Journeys; many are in search of food, some are looking for a mate, lots are heading to a warmer climate, and others are just seeking a new home.This animal book for children aged 7-9 follows the unbelievable mass migrations of entire species with amazing facts and maps that tell the stories of nature&’s most amazing journeys. Discover the record-breaking flight of the Arctic Tern, who travels from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back every year, the sharks that follow plankton for enormous distances from the ocean depths to the surface from night to day, or the Monarch butterflies who use Earth&’s magnetic field to trace a path along the west coast of North America!This educational book for animal lovers features:- Lots of fun facts and statistics about the animal kingdom and their journeys- Expertly written text by by television personality and wildlife expert Philippa Forrester, making the journeys extremely clear - Detailed diagrams, maps and charts that bring the journey and experiences of each animal to life- Beautiful full-page photographs of different animal species alongside fascinating textAmazing Animal Journeys is the perfect book for the animal obsessed and the endlessly curious who just can&’t get enough of wildlife and nature. With engaging information and absorbing images, this book is perfect for children to explore by themselves or with an equally curious adult.
Amazing Animal Senses!
by Tara Funk Caroline HutchinsonAnimals can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell things too. Some animals can do these things much better than you!
Amazing Animals
by Jan StewartHere is an animal anthology for the enjoyment of children, parents or teachers. The illustrated poems will amuse and entertain but have interesting factual information and related activities to stimulate further learning at home or in school. So, if you wish to know the name of the most famous St. Bernard dog, how to tell a crocodile from an alligator, what giraffes do with their long necks when they sleep, whether owls really say ‘tu-whit tu-whoo’ plus many other amazing animal facts, do read on.
Amazing Animals! Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Collection (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker)
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceTrack the facts about your favorite animals in an ebook collection of popular Magic Tree House nonfiction!Jack and Annie love animals! And they love to learn more about the animals they encounter on their adventures in the magic tree house. Join them as they track the facts about dolphins, sharks, polar bears, penguins, pandas, and much more in these four great books.Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Fact Trackers encourage kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. Recently rebranded, these four Fact Trackers are the perfect gift for animal lovers, nonfiction readers, and fans of the Magic Tree House series.Collection includes:Dolphins and SharksPolar Bears and the ArcticPenguins and AntarcticaPandas and Other Endangered Species
Amazing Animals: The Remarkable Things That Creatures Do
by Margriet RuursDid you know that the oldest insect lived more than 350 million years ago? That&’s more than 100 million years before the dinosaurs! Did you know that a slug has three noses, an octopus has three hearts, and that an earthworm has no eyes, no nose, no ears, and no lungs, but it has five hearts?By compiling facts that astound her and whet her own curiosity, Margriet Ruurs encourages young readers to observe the natural world around them and to share her sense of wonder and respect for it.With stunning art and bright, brief text, Amazing Animals is a perfect introduction to a host of creatures – many of them endangered. Margriet Ruurs&’ books, including A Mountain Alphabet, When We Go Camping, and In My Backyard are always irresistible invitations to marvel at the animals with which we share the world.
Amazing Arachnids
by Jillian CowlesA richly illustrated and up-close look at the secret lives of spiders and other arachnidsThe American Southwest is home to an extraordinary diversity of arachnids, from spitting spiders that squirt silk over their prey to scorpions that court one another with kissing and dancing. Amazing Arachnids presents these enigmatic creatures as you have never seen them before. Featuring a wealth of color photos of more than 300 different kinds of arachnids from eleven taxonomic orders--both rare and common species—this stunningly illustrated book reveals the secret lives of arachnids in breathtaking detail, including never-before-seen images of their underground behavior.Amazing Arachnids covers all aspects of arachnid biology, such as anatomy, sociality, mimicry, camouflage, and venoms. You will meet bolas spiders that lure their victims with fake moth pheromones, fishing spiders that woo their mates with silk-wrapped gifts, chivalrous cellar spiders, tiny mites, and massive tarantulas, as well as many others. Along the way, you will learn why arachnids are living fossils in some respects and nimble opportunists in others, and how natural selection has perfected their sensory structures, defense mechanisms, reproductive strategies, and hunting methods.Covers more than 300 different kinds of arachnids, including ones new to scienceFeatures more than 750 stunning color photosDescribes every aspect of arachnid biology, from physiology to biogeographyIllustrates courtship and mating, birth, maternal care, hunting, and defenseIncludes first-ever photos of the underground lives of schizomids and vinegaroonsProvides the first organized guide to macroscopic mites, including photos of living mites for easy reference
Amazing Arachnids
by Lucy FloydBook Treks takes the highly successful strategies implemented in guided reading programs for the primary grades and applies them for intermediate-grade students reading at grade 3 and above.
Amazing Armadillos (Step into Reading)
by Paul Mirocha Jennifer MckerleyReading on your own Armadillos may look funny, move oh-so-slowly, and smell a little stinky but mostly they are extraordinary! For example, they can jump three feet in the air to scare away any predators (especially the human variety), they can hold their breath underwater for 10 minutes, and they've been known to eat 40,000 bugs in a single meal.Amazing Armadillos follows a female armadillo as she forages for food, builds a home, and prepares for the birth of her baby pups. It is perfect for newly independent readers who love to learn fun, quirky, and cool facts about amazing animals, like the armadillo.
Amazing Daddy
by Rachel BrightJoin Daddy Panda and Little Panda as they spend a day together, sharing many special moments along the way. This laugh-out-loud bear hug of a picture book celebrates the special relationship between father and child in a story full of warmth, humour and love. The perfect gift to share with the amazing daddy in your life.From Rachel Bright, the creator of the bestselling Love Monster and the million-selling lifestyle brand The Bright Side, this book is the perfect gift for brilliantly amazing daddies everywhere.My daddy is amazing for a thousand different reasons.He's a year-round superhero, a daddy for all seasons!
Amazing Facts About Baby Animals: An Illustrated Compendium
by Maja SäfströmA whimsically illustrated collection of fascinating, surprising, and funny facts about baby animals and their parents, from the author of The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts.Who doesn't love baby animals? Amazing Facts About Baby Animals is an adorable celebration of all kinds of fuzzy, fluffy, scaly, and feathery animal babies and their parents. This charming collection by beloved Swedish artist Maja Säfström is full of interesting, weird, and funny facts about animals before they are born (elephants are pregnant for 22 months!), when they are born (whales are born tail-first so they don't drown!), and life as babies (parrots give their offspring names! Baby macaques have snowball fights!). Perfect for art- and nature-loving kids and adults, this sweet book makes a wonderful gift and conversation starter for the whole family.
Amazing Frogs & Toads (Eyewitness Juniors)
by Barry ClarkeA close-up look at some of the world's most amazing frogs and toads. Which frog is the size of a football? Which frog carries its babies in its mouth? How can you tell a frog from a toad? Find out in Eyewitness Juniors, a real-life look at amazing but true behavior in the animal world. Each book is chockful of fascinating facts, with photos so lifelike you can almost feel a leopard's fur or touch the scales on a lizard.
Amazing Gorillas!
by Sarah L. ThomsonAn introduction to gorillas, describing their physical characteristics, their social behavior, and how they compare with humans.
Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale
by Dan Dye Mark Beckloff Richard SimonIt was love at first sight. Amid the frenzied barking and prancing of a house full of Great Danes, one pup was shivering in the corner. Gracie. But when Dan Dye reached her, she struggled to her feet like a clumsy foal, raised her forehead to his, and announced, as clearly as if she had actually spoken the words, You know I'm the one. Now get me outta here! By turns funny, moving, tender, and inspiring, Gracie's tale is a treat for every dog lover. There is Gracie's first morning, racing around Dan in the snowy yard. Gracie's determination to prove to her sisters, Dottie the Dalmatian and Sarah the Black Lab, that she's "one of the girls." Gracie's defiant romance with a pint-size charmer named Byron, a Boston Terrier from the wrong side of the fence. Then born of necessity, the eureka moment: When Gracie's delicate constitution starts turning into anorexia, Dan teaches himself how to cook, and in three days is baking her the cookies that will spur her appetite, launch Three Dog Bakery, and transform their lives forever. Courage. Compassion. Kindness. Soul. Tenacity. And joy--above all, joy. These qualities Gracie possessed in abundance, and shared with everyone, human or canine, who had the good fortune to cross her path.
Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale (G. K. Hall Core Ser.)
by Dan Dye Mark BeckloffIt was love at first sight. Amid the frenzied barking and prancing of a house full of Great Danes, one pup was shivering in the corner. Gracie. But when Dan Dye reached her, she struggled to her feet like a clumsy foal, raised her forehead to his, and announced, as clearly as if she had actually spoken the words, You know I'm the one. Now get me outta here!
Amazing Journeys
by Amy TaoWhy do some animals migrate? In this story, readers will learn about the journeys of animals to find more food or to seek better weather. Six animals—a wildebeest, bat, tern, godwit, dragonfly, and penguin—describe what makes their migrations amazing.
Amazing Monty: More First-grade Adventures (Monty, Book #3)
by Johanna HurwitzFirst-grader Montgomery Gerald Morris, known to everyone as Monty, is an amazing reader. And it's because he's such a great reader that he finds out about the pair of parakeets in need of a new home. But even though things don't turn out exactly as Monty expects with the birds, exciting things are happening at school and at home. First there's the surprising new pets in his classroom, then there's the amazing news that Monty will have a new brother or sister. In fact, first grade is turning out to be an amazing year! In this third book about Monty, Johanna Hurwitz once again portrays the unpredictable, everyday turns of a first-grader's life with humor and charm.
Amazing Otters
by M. Barbara BrownellIntroduces in text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the otter
Amazing Tigers!
by Sarah L. ThomsonIntroduces the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, life cycle, and endangered status of tigers.
Amazing Whales! (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Sarah L. Thomson<P>How big are whales? How do whales breathe? Do they live alone or in groups? Why are so many whales in danger? <P>This exceptional book for beginning readers explores one of the most amazing animals in the sea. <P>Featuring breathtaking photographs from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Amazing Whales! is the latest title in a new I Can Read Book series about the fascinating animals that share our world and how we can help to keep them healthy and safe. <P>[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts for K-1 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Amazing World of Birds
by Stephen CaitlinThe physical traits and habits of several birds are described. Learn about how the wings and feathers of birds allow them to fly. Learn what birds eat and how they build their nests. Find out how and why birds sing, where they live and where they travel for the winter. Many of the pictures are described. This book is easy to understand and very interesting.
Amazing World of Spiders
by Janet CraigWhat kind of animals have two more legs than insects, eat their boy friends, make beautiful traps, and have 8 eyes but can't see very well? "Spiders! This book of facts about spiders is too short and interesting to be boring. These are facts you will want to know. You will enjoy yourself as you learn about spiders, which make good pets and which can kill you. Find out how spiders catch insects to eat and how they escape birds and wasps which want to eat them. Many pictures are described.
Amazingly Angus: Princess Merida’s Horse (Horsetail Hollow)
by Kiki ThorpeOne mixed-up wish sends two sisters galloping away on the adventure of a lifetime . . . Maddie and her sister, Evie, live on a farm with a magical wishing well. Maddie loves horses. Evie knows everything there is to know about fairy tales. When a mixed-up wish brought a fairy-tale horse named Maximus into their lives, they had to find a way to get him home. Happily-ever-after depended on it! But just when they think their adventure is over, a beautiful Shire horse named Angus appears . . . and changes their fate. Disney meets Spirit in this adorable illustrated chapter book series by New York Times best-selling author Kiki Thorpe.
Amazon Adventure: How Tiny Fish Are Saving the World's Largest Rainforest
by Sy Montgomery Keith Ellenbogen<P>Considered the “lungs of the world,” the Amazon provides a full fifth of the world’s oxygen, and every year unsustainable human practices destroy 2.7 million acres. What can be done to help? That’s where Project Piaba comes in. <P>Join the award-winning author Sy Montgomery and the photographer Keith Ellenbogen as they traverse the river and rainforest to discover how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve the Amazon, its animals, and the rich legacy of its people. Amazon Adventure is an eye-opening—and ultimately hopeful—exploration of how humanity’s practices are affecting and shaping not only the Amazon, but our entire environment. <P><B>Winner of the 2018 Riverby Award</b>
Amazonian Mammals: Current Knowledge and Conservation Priorities
by Adrian A. Barnett Wilson R. Spironello Jessica W. Lynch Paulo E. D. Bobrowiec Sarah A. BoyleThe mammal fauna of the Brazilian Amazon is one of the most diverse on Earth with over 450 known species. Bringing together more than 70 of the world’s top experts on Amazonian mammals, this book unites, for the first time, up-to-date data on the current state of knowledge on the ecology of all groups of non-rodent mammals in the Brazilian Amazon, analyses the effectiveness of current conservation programmes and identifies research and conservation priorities for the future.