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Mystery at Mt. Shiveer #3
by Ellis ByrdThe third novel in a new fiction series based on the hugely popular online game, Animal Jam, enjoyed by over 65 million users! Learn all about the origin of the Animal Jam home called Jamaa, a lush natural environment, and its brave, adventurous animal leaders called the Alphas.Winter has settled over Jamaa, and the Alphas know the perfect way to celebrate: hosting the first annual Winter Games! But as mysterious incidents start happening, the Alphas set off on a trail of clues to find out what--or who--is causing them. With hints of devious activity at every turn, the stakes have never been higher for our animal heroes.Fans of the popular Animal Jam game (as well as newcomers) are sure to love this book that expands the online world. And readers will be given exclusive access to new online adventures through a special code in the text!
Mystery at Saddle Creek: The Saddle Creek Series
by Shelley PetersonA violent death throws a horse-riding community into conflict, stirring up fear, uncertainty, mental illness, and a mysterious stranger … Summer vacation has finally started, and Bird is looking forward to an extended stay with her Aunt Hannah at Saddle Creek Farm. But before she can settle into the routine of riding Sundancer and preparing for shows, the community is thrown into chaos when a local woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. The police aren’t acting fast enough to satisfy the community’s calls for justice, so a vigilante group emerges to take matters into their own hands. Bird finds herself embroiled in the mystery. Who had reason to attack the woman? Does the strange man Bird and Sunny meet in the woods have anything to do with the crime? And how does the reappearance of her grandfather fit into the picture? As Bird struggles to get to the bottom of the mystery, she learns more than she bargained for about her community, her past, and human nature.
Mystery in the Rain Forest (Little Golden Book)
by Susana Illera MartínezA beautifully illustrated Little Golden Book featuring an original story about Antonio and his animal friends from Disney Encanto!The Madrigal family loves the Encanto they call home! But one day, all the fruits, veggies, and flowers in the town stop growing. It&’s up to Antonio, the youngest Madrigal, to use his magical power to communicate with animals to discover what is wrong and bring the plants back to bloom! Kids ages 2 to 5 who loved Disney Encanto will want to read this Little Golden Book featuring a story of friendship and courage again and again!Disney&’s Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift, ranging from superstrength to the power to heal—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family&’s last hope.
Mystery of the Bear Cub
by Tamra Wight Carl DiRoccoThe boys are down in the dumps—literally! Someone is dumping trash on the Wilder Family Campground’s property. It’s bad for the campground, and bad for the wildlife there, too. When Cooper, Packrat, and Roy find a fox in the woods with its head stuck in a jar, they know it’s time to investigate. But when the boys start digging, they stumble headlong into the path of a garbage truck and a hungry black bear. Tamra Wight keeps the adventures coming in Book 4 of the award-winning Cooper & Packrat series.
Mystery of the Fallen Treasure (The Boxcar Children #132)
by Gertrude Chandler WarnerOn their trip to Oregon, the Aldens are excited to find out that Watch has the right skills to be a search and rescue dog! When they start training him in the woods one of the first things he "rescues" is a backpack filled with valuable jewelry--and it fell out of a plane! How could that have happened? When the children try to return the backpack to its owner, the mystery becomes even deeper!
Mystery of the Lost Lynx
by Tamra WightWhen their favorite campground opens for winter break, Cooper, Packrat, and friends are hoping for a week of snowy fun. But a mysterious lynx kit, a reckless snowmobiler, and a potentially dangerous poacher send them off on a snowy adventure and an exciting chase. Can they solve the mystery and protect the camp’s wildlife from poachers before it’s too late? Author Tamra Wight introduces a new season and new characters in the fifth installment of her popular middle-grade series.
Mystery of the Missing Fox (Cooper And Packrat Ser. #3)
by Tamra WightThe stakes have never been higher for Cooper Wilder. When an accident puts Cooper's dad in the hospital, Cooper must shoulder new responsibilities at the campground. But he's distracted. First, he finds a fox caught in an illegal trap on the campground's land. Then kits start to go missing from the fox den. Who would want to steal the foxes? And why? Cooper joins forces with his friends, Packrat and Roy, to solve the mystery. The three young detectives must protect the den, find the kits, and (hopefully) rule out Summer, the new girl who lives across the lake, as a suspect. Juggling new work duties, feeling guilty about his father's accident, and desperate to help the fox kits, Cooper faces tough decisions about who--and what--should come first.
Mystery of the Missing Stallions (Sam & Sara Series, Book #1)
by Ruth Nulton MooreTeenage twins Sara and Sam investigate a young Vietnamese refugee hiding in an abandoned cabin and the mysterious disappearance of thoroughbred stallions from a neighbor's horse farm.
Mystery of the Snow Day Bigfoot (Calendar Club)
by Nancy StarLeon wakes up to find HUGE footprints in his backyard. Is there a bigfoot in Fruitvale? The Calendar Club will find out!
Mystery on Pine Lake: A Cooper And Packrat Mystery (Cooper And Packrat Ser. #1)
by Carl Dirocco Tamra WightCooper thought living at a campground would be cool. But summer's turning out to be all chores, no fun. Cooper's only bright spot is his new friend, Packrat, a guy who carries the world in his coat pockets and leaves his troubles behind. But trouble has come to the Wilder Family Campground and Pine Lake, where a family of loons is trying to build a nest. Someone is out to harm the loons. Is it the bully with a chip on his shoulder? The irritable camper with a shady past? Or the publicity-seeking reporter? It's up to the boys to figure out who, why, and how to stop the culprit - before it's too late.
Mystic Lighthouse Mysteries: The Mystery of the Missing Tiger
by Laura E. WilliamsThe Circus has come to Mystic, Maine! But on the day of the famous Siberian tiger's first big performance, it mysteriously disappears! After other things start to go terribly wrong at the circus, it's clear that someone is behind it all!
Mystical Dogs
by Jean Houston"For many years, I have been a student of spirituality and states of consciousness. For many more years than that, I've been a student of dogs," says bestselling author Jean Houston, whose study of this subject is the basis of Mystical Dogs. Houston has spent a lifetime bridging the worlds of animals and humans, exploring a realm that pet owners have glimpsed and indigenous peoples have known for millennia. The author identifies dogs, with their deceptively uncomplicated, joyous, loving nature, as custodes animi, guardians of our souls. She shows how animals, particularly dogs, are often the best spiritual teachers. For example, in Houston's hands, a seemingly simple story, such as a man saying goodbye to his beloved dog, becomes a striking metaphor about personal and planetary transformation.
Mythical Beasts
by Stephanie Warren DrimmerCalling all fans of unicorns, dragons, sea monsters, and other mythical creatures! <p><p>Discover 100 marvelous facts that add to the magic in this new reader for fluent readers. Key features include: - Expert-vetted text appropriate for ages 7 to 9 - Brilliant and eye-catching National Geographic images - 100 fun facts spread throughout the book - A fact roundup at the end of each book for kids to review what they've learned - Packed with weird-but-true facts and tons of info, this Level 3 reader explores animals that are mistaken for mythical creatures, critters that are almost too weird for reality, and other creatures with incredible abilities. <p><p>Learn all about these amazing, unbelievable, and downright fantastical beasts! About the series: This high-interest, educationally-vetted readers series features magnificent National Geographic images accompanied by text written by experienced, skilled children's book authors. Each reader includes a glossary and interactive features in which kids get to use what they've learned in the book. Level 1 readers reinforce the content of the book with a kinesthetic learning activity. Level 2 readers feature slightly higher-level text and additional vocabulary words. Level 3 readers have more layers of information to challenge more proficient readers. For emerging readers, the Pre-reader level introduces vocabulary and concepts, and the Co-reader level provides a collaborative reading experience.
Mythos Determinismus
by Brigitte FalkenburgAus Sicht von Neurobiologen regiert das neuronale Geschehen im Kopf unser Bewusstsein. Als Physikerin und Philosophin hinterfragt die Autorin in diesem Buch die Aussagen von Hirnforschern und stellt fest, dass die Neurobiologie an längst überholten mechanistischen Vorstellungen festhält und dadurch zu Fehlschlüssen über den menschlichen Geist und den freien Willen gelangt. Der Band liefert die Grundzüge einer Wissenschaftstheorie der Hirnforschung und weist damit den Weg zu einem differenzierteren Naturverständnis und Menschenbild.
Myths and Truths About Coyotes
by Carol CartainoCoyotes hold a peculiar interest as both an enduring symbol of the wild and a powerful predator we are always anxious to avoid. This book examines the spread of coyotes across the country over the past century, and the storm of concern and controversy that has followed. Individual chapters cover the surprisingly complex question of how to identify a coyote, the real and imagined dangers they pose, their personality and lifestyle, and nondeadly ways of discouraging them.
Myxozoan Evolution, Ecology and Development
by Beth Okamura Alexander Gruhl Jerri L. BartholomewThis book provides an up-to-date review of the biology of myxozoans, which represent a divergent clade of endoparasitic cnidarians. Myxozoans are of fundamental interest in understanding how early diverging metazoans have adopted parasitic lifestyles, and are also of considerable economic and ecological concern as endoparasites of fish. Synthesizing recent research, the chapters explore issues such as myxozoan origins; evolutionary trends and diversification; development and life cycles; interactions with hosts; immunology; disease ecology; the impacts of climate change on disease; risk assessment; emerging diseases; and disease mitigation. This comprehensive work will appeal to a wide readership, from invertebrate zoologists, evolutionary biologists and developmental biologists to ecologists and parasitologists. It will also be of great practical interest to fisheries and conservation biologists. The identification of key areas for future research will appeal to scientists at all levels.
Más grande (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Level G #41)
by Julie HaydonNIMAC-sourced textbook. Unos animales son más grandes que otros. ¿Cuál es el animal más grande?
Mía y el león blanco (edición Tie In): Cuando amas a alguien, debes querer su libertad
by Prune de MaistreLa increíble y conmovedora historia de amor entre una niña y un león blanco, como nunca antes la habías visto. Mia tenía 11 años cuando formó una relación muy poco común con Charlie, un cachorro de león blanco nacido en la granja de sus padres en Sudáfrica. Durante 3 años crecieron juntos, desarrollando una relación increíble. Con el tiempo, Mia cumplió los 14 años de edad, y Charlie se convirtió en un magnífico león blanco adulto. Pero Mia pronto descubrió la terrible verdad; su padre quería vender a Charlie a los cazadores de trofeos. Devastada por la realidad, a Mia no le queda otro remedio que huir con Charlie. Enfrentándose a numerosos obstáculos y peligros, ambos emprenderán un largo viaje cruzando Sudáfrica para alcanzar la Reserva Timbavati, donde el gran león será protegido.
Müller Cells in the Healthy and Diseased Retina
by Andreas Reichenbach Andreas BringmannMüller cells may be used in the future for novel therapeutic strategies to protect neurons against apoptosis (for example, somatic gene therapy), or to differentiate retinal neurons from Müller/stem cells. Meanwhile, a proper understanding of the gliotic responses of Müller cells in the diseased retina, and of their protective vs. detrimental effects, is essential for the development of efficient therapeutic strategies that use and stimulate the neuron-supportive/-protective - and prevent the destructive - mechanisms of gliosis.
NOPE
by Drew ShenemanA nurturing mama bird, a fearful baby, and a nest in a tall, tall tree. Ready, set, soar? Nope!Sweetly and humorously told, here is a sparkling debut about the joys that come from embracing new experiences, written and illustrated by nationally-syndicated cartoonist Drew Sheneman.
NY DOGS
by Violet Lemay Jorge BenderskyNew York is the City of Dreams, and NY DOGS is a celebration of the Big Apple’s furriest, friendliest, funniest sidewalk stompers. . .and the humans who pick up their poo. Written and illustrated by Violet Lemay (New York Baby, 100 Pablo Picassos), this stylish book offers a humorous window to the uniqueness of dogs living in America’s largest city.With an Introduction by Jorge Bendersky, author of DIY Dog Grooming, From Puppy Cuts to Best in Show.
Naas - The Brainy Falcon's Adventures
by Abdulla MahmoodNaas – The Brainy Falcon’s Adventures is a follow-up to the successful Naas – The Brainy Falcon, which continues children’s stories about the adventures of Naas, the intelligent falcon, and Monk, the creative monkey, who together find clever ways of helping animals in trouble. Naas – The Brainy Falcon’s Adventures consists of five exciting and fun-filled animal stories which intelligently and sympathetically tackle topics of bullying, gender equality, body-shaming, respect and environmental awareness. The stories are a perfect mix of entertainment and lessons, written to have an endearing and positive impact on young minds. Naas stories are meant to engage, entertain and educate young children.
Nacho and Lolita
by Pam Muñoz RyanA very rare pitacohi bird falls in love with a swallow and plucks his colorful feathers to transform dry, barren San Juan Capistrano into a haven of flowers and flowing water, which the swallows can easily find when returning from their annual migration.
Nacidos en la inundación (El reino del bambú #Volumen 1)
by Erin HunterDescubre la nueva serie de Erin Hunter, autora de la saga «Los Gatos Guerreros». Un reino.Tres mundos. Los pandas del Reino del Bambú no han olvidado la gran inundación que terminó con la armonía de sus vidas. Pero, para los tres jóvenes que nacieron ese día, la inundación no marca un final sino el principio de la lucha para encontrar su lugar en mundos muy distintos. Hoja, criada en el empobrecido Bosque del Norte, trabaja sin descanso para ayudar a su familia a recolectar bambú. La temperamental Lluvia, por su parte, se niega a aceptar al nuevo líder de su comunidad en el Bosque del Sur. Y Fantasma, torpe y descoordinado, se pregunta si algún día encajará en su familia de cazadores. Ninguno sabe nada de los otros dos, pero, gracias a un misterioso tigre que ha estado amenazando al reino, pronto se conocerán y cumplirán una profecía que data de antes de su nacimiento. Reseñas:«Los retos a los que se enfrentan los personajes son sobrecogedores y consiguen mantener el suspense [...]. Perfecto para los lectores entusiastas de las aventuras animales.»Kirkus Reviews