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Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of dolphins, as well as the threats they face and efforts to protect them. Includes glossary and suggestions for related activities.
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Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
An exciting new series designed for animal lovers! Covers: Habitats -- Life cycles -- Food chains -- Threats. Six additional titles coming in Fall 2000; this will probably complete the series. Follow a young Nile crocodile as it takes its first steps on an exciting journey through life in Africa's rivers and lakes. Discover how the female crocodile helps her babies chip their way out of their eggs and make their way safely to the water. Join the young...
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Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of wolves, as well as the threats they face and efforts to protect them. Annotation. Animal lovers can now get the whole story on their favorite creatures. These titles follow wild animals from infancy to maturity, describing their habits and habitats, food chains, and threats to their existence. Each animal's complete life cycle is illustrated on a two-page spread
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Some of the topics covered in this book are bodies of water, the equator, poles, and hemispheres, latitude and longitude, urban and rural areas, landforms, extreme continents, and many more. This book certainly shows a different and fun way to study this important curriculum topic!
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Earth has more than a million species of insects! There are helpful insects, harmful insects, flying insects, insects that work together, endangered insects, and some really weird insects! This fun book with great photographs will delight children and encourage them to identify insects in their world. It will also give them information to write their own books about insects!
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Global warming, greenhouse gases, melting mountains, habitat loss, pollution, floods, deforestation, endangered animals, and holes in the ozone are just some environmental problems highlighted in this book. Solutions such as e-cycling, the three Rs, alternative power sources, zero-carbon economy, composting, and reducing our energy footprints are a few of the possible solutions presented in this new book.
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The Mississippi River is the largest river in North America. It is 2,340 miles (3,766 kilometers) long. That is as long as 322,000 school buses parked end to end. Discover more in Mississippi River, one of the titles in the Natural Wonders of the World series.
15) Monkey warriors
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Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Monkey warriors: Jodhpur, India's most colorful city, is like a jungle. On the towering fortresses, flat rooftops and narrow streets remarkable Hanuman langur monkeys have carved the city and surrounding desert into 29 territories. Violent confrontations, vicious attacks, and ruthless killing are all a way of life here. But on these streets, the battles aren't between gun-packing humans. They're between rival gangs of monkeys. Intense, brutal and...
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What makes ocean waves so addictive? The ancient wisdom that being near the seaside is good for your health turns out of be true for many of us. And the sound of ocean waves provides excellent relaxation and regeneration benefits. The notion that being near a beach makes one feel healthy is not new, of course. Doctors were prescribing trips to the sea as early as the 18th century. With this recording you can immerse yourself into rich ocean waves...
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Barred Owl is native to Eastern North America. It is a nocturnal bird with rich baritone hooting calls. Members of a pair often use such hooting sounds to talk to each other. Although the bird is mostly nocturnal, it will also call and even hunt in the daytime. Owl calls have specific deep and mysterious character. This recording offers continuous Barred Owl bird calls recorded in natural habitat together with other birds and forest creatures.
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Downy woodpeckers are native to deciduous forest areas of North America. For their small size they produce a wide range of birdsongs, calls, and characteristic woodpecker drum beats. This recording offers continuous Downy Woodpecker calls and drumming recorded in natural habitat together with other birds and forest creatures.
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Whip-poor-will is a nocturnal bird carrying our all its main functions in the dark. This bird is a typical nightjar from North America producing a distinctive repetitive tune capable of inducing a state of trance, aiding or disturbing state of deep sleep or medication. It is this almost psychedelic rhythm and tune that made this bird a topic of numerous legends. It is also frequently used as an auditory symbol of rural America, as in Washington Irving's...