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Amazing Animal Journeys (National Geographic Kids Readers #Level 3)
by Laura Marsh National Geographic KidsEvery year like clockwork, animals both big and small are driven by a natural instinct to move, in order to survive. On both land and sea, they fight the odds and the forces of nature to breed, feed, or lead and carry on for future generations. This reader is an introduction to the treacherous trek of the zebra, walrus, and Christmas Island red crab to overcome obstacles that include hungry cheetahs, stinging yellow crazy ants, and even their fellow species to make the often impossible journey of their lives.
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 Movers (Animal Superpowers Ser.)
by John TownsendIn Amazing Animal Movers, readers learn about some animals' super travel skills! Simple, leveled text accompanies vivid images and engaging design to make these books a popular choice.
Amazing Animal Senses (Animal Superpowers Ser.)
by John TownsendIn Amazing Animal Senses readers learn about some animals' super sensing skills! Simple, leveled text accompanies vivid images and engaging design to make these books a popular choice.
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 Animal Survivors (Animal Superpowers Ser.)
by John TownsendIn Amazing Animal Survival readers learn about some animals' super survival skills! Simple, leveled text accompanies vivid images and engaging design to make these books a popular choice.
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 Ants: A 4d Book (Little Entomologist 4d Ser.)
by Megan Cooley PetersonWhat makes an ant an ant? What are the coolest ants from around the world? Carefully leveled, engaging text supports life science curriculum related to classification, behavior, life cycles, and more. Smithsonian Little Entomologist feeds kids' natural curiousity about the little critters in their world to meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Fans of augmented reality will love to march two by two beyond the printed page with up-close ant videos, accessible via the Capstone 4D app or on your web browser.
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 Arctic and Antarctic Projects
by Steven Weinberg Carmella Van VleetAmazing Arctic & Antarctic Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the Earth's polar regions with 25 interactive projects, activities, and experiments. Kids ages 9 and up will discover that the coldest places on Earth hold fascinating scientific wonders and mysteries. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and fascinating trivia support the fun projects to teach young readers about the harsh polar climate, immense Arctic tundra, magical Northern Lights, vast glaciers, ancient frozen lakes, remarkable animals and plants, brave explorers, innovative people who live and work at the top and bottom of the world, and the vital importance of conservation. With Amazing Arctic & Antarctic Projects You Can Build Yourself kids will gain an appreciation for the exciting and extraordinary polar environments.
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 Artists - A Short eBook
by Charles MargerisonIn this unique collection of audio stories about some of the world's most amazing artists, meet Michelangelo in 1485, when he was born in a small village in Tuscany. You'll travel with him to Rome at the age of 21 and understand how he came to complete some of the world's most influential pieces of art, including the Statue of David and the awe-inspiring ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which took him four years to complete. Meet also another Italian - the fascinating Rosalba Carriera, who from lowly beginnings went on to become an influential Rococo painter. Samuel Morse is of course known for developing Morse code however, few people realize that he was actually an artist. He painted influential figures including President John Adams and was the artist of pieces including Dying Hercules. Finally you'll get a unique insight to the amazing life of Leonardo da Vinci, who many believe to be the most diversely talented man to have lived. Understand his major works, including The Last Supper and Virgin of the Rocks within the context of his real life. Each story comes to life through BioViews®. These are short biographical narratives, similar to interviews. They provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.
Amazing Artists (Black Stories Matter)
by J.P. MillerA celebration of the lives and achievements of inspirational black people through history who made a differenceAmazing Artists explores the contribution of black artists to world culture, from painters such as Jean-Michel Basquiat to writers like Malorie Blackman and inspirational musicians such as Stevie Wonder. Along the way, they have smashed down barriers and defeated prejudices with their sheer talent and resilience.Black Stories Matter is a powerful illustrated collection of stories of inspiring black personalities through history. Perfect for readers aged 8 and above.Contents:Main biographiesJean-Michel BasquiatToni MorrisonSteve McQueen Nina SimoneMalorie BlackmanSidney PoitierBeyonce and Jay-ZChris OfiliMisty CopelandStevie WonderMini biographiesStormzyChimamanda Ngozi AdichieIdris ElbaNikki GiovanniLangston HughesLupita Nyong'oEdmonia LewisEmily Kame Kngwarreye
Amazing Aviators
by Charles MargerisonAs the world becomes smaller and air travel more commonplace, do we always remember those amazing people whose bravery and vision has made it possible for us to travel around to the far ends of the earth? In this unique collection of inspirational stories from The Amazing People Club®, take a fascinating flight through the lives of some of the world's most celebrated aviators!From the great dreams of Joseph Montgolfier, inventor of the hot-air balloon, to the incredible innovations of the Wright Brothers, whose work on bicycles inspired them to invent a system of controlling aircraft; the principle of which is still used today. From the bravery and pioneering spirit of Amelia Earhart to the tenacious spirit of Yuri Gagarin, there is much to be learnt from the lives of these amazing people who all played key roles in the history of aviation. Experience the excitement of great aviation breakthroughs in this unique collection of amazing stories. Travel with Frank Whittle, who developed the jet engine. Learn how Igor Sikorsky created the helicopter. Find our how aviation engineers and brave pilots created the airline industry. These stories all come alive through BioViews®.A BioView® is a short biographical story, similar to an interview, about an amazing person. These stories offer an inspirational way of learning about people who made major contributions to our world. The unique format and flow enables each person's story to come alive, as if it is being personally told to you, and reflects their interests, emotions and passions.
Amazing BEN FRANKLIN Inventions
by Carmella Van VleetAmazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the life and times of one of America's greatest thinkers with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. From his groundbreaking scientific discoveries and inventions to his career as a writer, printer, and politician, Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions gives young readers a comprehensive look at the man who gave us the lightning rod, the armonica, bifocals, the post office, the first public library, Poor Richard's Almanac, and so much more. Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions provides detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and fascinating trivia support the fun projects and teach readers about the courage, creativity, and determination of Ben Franklin and a young America coming into its own.
Amazing Baseball Records (Epic Sports Records Ser.)
by Thom StordenFrom Babe Ruth to David Ortiz, great players playing for great teams have thrilled baseball fans for more than a century. Explore some of baseball's most mind blowing records with high action photos and sensational stats.
Amazing Basketball Records (Epic Sports Records Ser.)
by Thom StordenFrom Wilt Chamberlain to Michael Jordan, great players playing for great teams have thrilled basketball fans through the decades. Explore some of basketball's most mind blowing records with high action photos and sensational stats.
Amazing Batman Crafts and Projects
by Jessica Rusick Layne HalvorsenCalling all Super Heroes! Unleash your crafting powers to bring the world of Batman to life! Make a Utility Belt bag to store your crime-fighting gadgets. Mix up a sweet and salty dip duo inspired by Batman and Robin. Build a mini Batboat that races across the water. And more! Clear step-by-step instructions and vibrant photos guide readers through a variety of exciting projects, making it easy for Caped Crusader fans of all skill levels to swing into a creative crafting adventure.