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Insects are some of oldest creatures on Earth, evolving well before other land animals alongside ferns and trees. This epic survey follows bugs and their cousins from their earliest appearance in the Paleozoic era up through today. Along the way, readers will meet many different kinds of insects from various points in history--like the trilobite of the Cambrian Explosion or the more recent and familiar termite. The text explores insect skills like...
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Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readera
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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The Great Lakes—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior—are five blue jewels set a bit off center in a belt across North America’s middle. Bordered by eight states and part of Canada, the Lakes hold 21% of the world's fresh water. How did these incredible lakes get there? And what can we do to preserve such a treasure? Follow along as a drop of water in this enormous system and uncover its dramatic journey from lake to rive to lake, over...
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Skyhorse Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Do you know what a Chrysina resplendens or a Papilionidae butterfly looks like? Travel through the alphabet with The Alphabet of Bugs to learn about the many beautiful and unusually named bugs found in nature—and brush up on those ABCs as well! Valerie Gates’s charming alliterative style paired with Ann Cutting’s stunning photographs of all types of bugs is sure to delight curious children and adults alike.--Amazon.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Find out the answers in this fun and beautifully illustrated book, and learn oodles of other intriguing facts about the animal world. It's the perfect gift for any kid who loves animals and is always asking Why? because who doesn't want to know why a flamingo stands on one leg? Steve Jenkins and Robin Page have written and illustrated almost 100 nonfiction children’s books that have sold over 5 million copies between them. Masters at making nonfiction...
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Publisher
360 Degrees
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Nature is like a magical journey that transforms with every step. Open the pages to watch habitats change right before your eyes--from mountaintops to forest floors, and vast oceans to shifting sands. This book is full of fascinating facts about the animals that make these places home.
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Words & Pictures
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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A vibrant, richly illustrated concertina book that takes the reader on a journey down the river, from the source high up in the mountains all the way to the sea, venturing down surging waterfalls and past meandering turns, whilst exploring the remarkable relationship between humans, animals, nature and rivers.
10) I Am Gravity
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Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Explore the amazing feats of gravity! Told in lyrical, riddling first-person narrative, Gravity boasts of its essential role in life as we know it. Back matter about the science of gravity and major historical discoveries enhances the book for STEM learning--
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