Life Science
Books about BIOLOGY and LIFE SCIENCES are shelved under the call numbers 570, 571, 574, 578, 581.
Biology by Call Number: 570 Green Dan 2008ISBN: 9780753462539Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Human Biology
Summary: Nature's building blocks have never been more sociable. Various cartoon characters explain biology topics from cells to DNA, from viruses to mammals, from chlorophyll to flowers and fruit, and including the human body's parts and systems.
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Backyard Biology by Call Number: 574 Latham Donna 2013ISBN: 9781619301528Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 3-8
Pages: 122
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Earth’s Crust
Summary: Children are invited to investigate living things--in yards, parks, nature areas, and playgrounds. Facts about biology bring animals, plants, and microorganisms to life, and readers can become nature detectives with activities and projects that encourage them to make discoveries.
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Biology Is Outdoors! by Call Number: GE70 .H256 1991ISBN: 0825117976Publication Date: 1991Grades 1-6
Pages: 142
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Environmental Education, Biology Teaching
Summary: This book gives ideas for how to teach children to make investigations into their familiar world of the school grounds. These investigations show how to explore the physical and biological elements of school grounds as ecosystems, regardless of the environment. Topics include soil analysis, opportunistic species, micro-environments, and the impact of the school building on the environment.
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Strange New Species by Call Number: 578 Kelsey Elin 2005ISBN: 1897066317Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: New Species, Species Identification
Summary: A look at the new species of animals and plant that scientists discovered around the world, including a monkey the size of a finger, a whale nobody has ever seen, and many more. Advancements in technologies allow scientists to safely study remote parts of the world that were previously impossible to visit. DNA testing and genetic sequencing has become instrumental in identifying new species.
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Nature by Call Number: 508 Nature 2002ISBN: 1567116957Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Natural History, Plant and Animal Life
Summary: An overview of the planet Earth and its plant and animal life. Readers will zoom in from the clouds to an open field and travel down to the level of increasingly smaller animals. Eventually, they will come face to face with a collection of microscopic organisms!
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Variation and Classification by Call Number: 581 Waldron Melanie 2014ISBN: 9781432978136Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Plant and Animal Classification
Summary: Our world is incredibly diverse, but why are living things so different, and how do we make sense of the vast range of life forms? This book tackles the issues of variation - how and why it occurs - and classification, looking at how we organize plants and animals into groups.
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The Science of Life by Call Number: 570 Bottone Frank 2001ISBN: 1556523823Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 126
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Earth’s Crust
Summary: This book contains 25 projects about living organisms, like bacteria, fungi, and protozoans as well as plants and animals. Background information is provided, along with fun facts, a glossary, and wonderful Web sites to explore.
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Life Processes by Call Number: 571 Spilsbury Louise 2014ISBN: 9781432978105Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life Processes
Summary: This book explains what life processes are, how living things feed, and how living things grow and move. Examples from across the plant and animal kingdoms will help bring this topic to life.
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The Natural World by Call Number: 570 Natural 2002ISBN: 1567115160Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 64
Format: Reference Book (Encyclopedia)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Habitats, Species, Living Things on Earth
Summary: This is a visual encyclopedia of living things on Earth, including plants, animals, and humans, particularly looking at animal survival and the organs and systems of the human body. It includes information about biomes, species and habitat loss, pollution, and the future of life on Earth.
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Tree of Life by Call Number: 578.012 Strauss Rochelle 2004ISBN: 1553376692Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Biodiversity, Species Classification, Global Citizenship
Summary: An introduction to biodiversity, showing how living things are classified, or organized, into five branches, or kingdoms. This book will help children become better global citizens.
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Alien Invasion by Call Number: 577 Jackson Cari 2010ISBN: 9781433920578Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Invasive Species
Summary: Students will read about organisms that have hitchhiked beyond their own habitats and learn about the damage invasive species do to our environment and economy.
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The Concise Animal Encyclopedia by Call Number: 590 Burnie David 2003ISBN: 0753455900Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 319
Format: Reference Book (Encyclopedia)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Classifications, Animal Behavior
Summary: This compact guide covers the animal kingdom from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Organized by classification and packed with vibrant photographs and informative detail, this visual safari covers the gamut of phylums, classes, orders, families, and genuses, including invertebrates, insects, amphibians, mammals, birds, and reptiles. Special feature panels that focus on various aspects of animal behavior including camouflage, migration, and hibernation enhance the clear layout.
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Bees, Snails, and Peacock Tails by Call Number: 811 Franco Betsy 2008ISBN: 9781416903864Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Shapes & Patterns, Nature
Summary: Explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock's flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake's skin is patterned with diamonds. This book brings geometry to life by showing the shapes and patterns that can be found in the most unexpected places.
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Books about the SCIENTIFIC METHOD and SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS are shelved under the call numbers 363, 501, 507 and 614.
Bones Never Lie by Call Number: 614 MacLeod Elizabeth 2013ISBN: 9781554514830Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 156
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Human Mysteries, Forensic Technology
Summary: A combination of science and thrilling whodunit, this fascinating book shows how autopsies, DNA matching, CT scans, and many other high-tech methods have helped solve some of the most perplexing human mysteries of all time.
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Forensics by Call Number: 363.25 Platt Richard 2005ISBN: 0753458624Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 63
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Forensic Investigations
Summary: Explore the crime lab with Forensics and discover how detectives use science to solve crimes. From the scene of the crime to a criminal's conviction, discover how the marks of blood, footprints, and fingerprints can lead the police to criminals. Find out how specialists can match trace evidence, such as a single hair found on a victim, to the murderer. Learn how famous crimes were solved and, like a true detective, find out whether it was arson, poison, or murder.
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Human Migration by Call Number: 304.8 Cummings Judy 2016ISBN: 9781619303713Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 120
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Investigating Human Migration
Summary: This retraces the paths taken by humanity's prehistoric ancestors to explain the role of migration in human history, describing how scientists are forging new understandings about ancestry and civilization, and explores the future of human migration. Open-ended, inquiry-based activities and links to primary sources help readers draw inferences and analyze how these human journeys have changed where and how people live.
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Case Closed? by Call Number: 902 Hughes Susan 201ISBN: 9781554533626Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 88
Format: Reference Book, Mystery Collection
Genre: Informational
Topics: Archaeology Investigations
Summary: This examines how modern science,has helped to reopen archaeological mysteries including ancient cities, Egypt's first female pharaoh, and a missing expedition to find the Northwest Passage,. It has illustrations, maps, and photographs. In some cases, the mystery has been solved. In other cases, readers can examine the latest evidence and decide for themselves.
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Mad Margaret Experiments with the Scientific Method by Call Number: 507.8 Braun Eric 2013ISBN: 9781404873735Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Problem-Solving, Principles of the Scientific Method
Summary: Mad Margaret is crazy about science. When a friend tells me her he has a sneezing problem, she tries to help him by using the scientific method. This story demonstrates the main principles of the scientific method.
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Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Call Number: 507.2 Lemke Donald 2008ISBN: 9781429613293Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Graphic Novel (Middle Readers)
Genre: Informational, Fantasy
Topics: Scientific Method
Summary: This book follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the scientific method. When Max Axiom, Super Scientist, faces flooding in his city, he has to use two things to help him prevent the river from overflowing: the scientific method and his scientific superpowers. This introduces young scientists to methods like making hypotheses, experimentation, analyzing evidence, and doing research.
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Exploratopia by Call Number: 507.8 Murphy Pat 2006ISBN: 9780316612814Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 373
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Earth’s Crust
Summary: "Exploratopia" is full of things readers can explore using the simplest, everyday items, such as eggs, paper clips, soda bottles, vinegar, and plastic cups. Kids will love these innovative activities and will have fun learning all at the same time. They will learn about science experiments and how and why they are done.
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Does This Make Sense? by Call Number: 507.2 Somervill Barbara 2007ISBN: 1404234853Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 3-6
Pages: 24
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational
Topics: Steps in the Scientific Method
Summary: It explains how to create plausible explanations and theories about how things work. Then it shows how students can collect evidence to support or reject different explanations.
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What's the Matter in Mr. Whisker's Room? by Call Number: 507 Ross Michael 2004ISBN: 0763613495Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 1-6
Pages: 45
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Sensory Observation, Drawing Conclusions
Summary: Using seven science stations, Mr. Whiskers the science teacher encourages the kids in his class to use all their senses to make observations and draw conclusions. Includes instructions for seven easy science experiments.
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Maker Lab by Call Number: 507.8 Challoner Jack 2016ISBN: 9781465451354Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 160
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Science Projects with Household Items
Summary: Learn about science in your own home kitchen using everyday materials. Put together a school project or simply make something incredible to share with your friends!
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Mythbusters - Science Fair Book by Call Number: 507.8 Margles Samantha 2011ISBN: 9780545237451Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-6
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Critical Thinking, Science Fair Projects
Summary: This book contains instructions for science fair projects based on experiments conducted on the "MythBusters" television series in attempts to discover the truth behind popular myths and legends. If you follow the procedures, you can see if your results match those of the MythBusters team.
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Howtoons by Call Number: 507.8 Griffith Saul 2007ISBN: 9780060761585Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 102
Format: Comic Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Conducting Science Experiments
Summary: Part comic strip and part science experiment, this book shows children how to find imaginative new uses for common household items like soda bottles, duct tape, mop buckets for science experiments. This book teaches children how to build, create, and explore things using real life science and engineering.
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Science Detectives by Call Number: 501 Science 2006ISBN: 9781553379942Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 3-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book, Short Story Collection
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Critical Thinking, Scientific Investigations
Summary: Science detectives follows fearless and dedicated science sleuths tracking down leads and solving cases all over the world, in cities and in deserts, deep underground, high in the sky and even in your DNA. This book includes five fascinating projects to test your science-detection skills.
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The Wildlife Detectives by Call Number: 363.28 Jackson Donna 2000ISBN: 0395869765Publication Date: 2000RL: 2-4
Pages: 47
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Investigating Wildlife Crimes
Summary: Describes how the wildlife detectives at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, analyze clues to catch and convict people responsible for crimes against animals. It tells a poignant story and shows how good science can indeed save the day.
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The Elephant Scientist by Call Number: 599.67 O'Connell Caitlin 2011ISBN: 9780547053448Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 70
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Women Biologists, Elephants
Summary: This book takes you on a journey to the Namibian desert with Caitlin O'Connell, the American scientist who became known as "the mother of all elephants," and follows her research as she witnesses groundbreaking discoveries about one of nature's largest, most complex, and most intelligent mammals living today on this earth: the African elephant.
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The Flower Hunter by Call Number: 921 Bartram William Ray 2004ISBN: 0374345899Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: American Naturalist & Botanist
Summary: Young Billy Bartram keeps a journal of his experiences learning about the plants of the colonial United States from his father, John Bartram, as they travel together gathering specimens and planting seeds.
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The Frog Scientist by Call Number: 597.8 Turner Pamela 2009ISBN: 9780618717163Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 58
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Pesticide Affect on Frogs, Amphibian Scientist
Summary: This is the story of how one boy's interest in backyard science inspired a career in scientific discovery. Tyrone discovered that a commonly used pesticide was playing a role in killing frogs, so he used his research to find out more about the problem.
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The Tree Lady by Call Number: 635.092 Hopkins Joseph 2013ISBN: 9781442414020Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Tree Planting, Women Biologists
Summary: Learn about the true story of Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens. Kate grew up among towering pines and redwoods of Northern California. After college, she took a job as a teacher in San Diego where there were almost no trees. She started a movement to plant trees that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today.
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The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Call Number: 921 Grandin Temple Mosca 2017ISBN: 9781943147304Publication Date: 2017RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Animal Scientists
Summary: It describes the life and accomplishments of the animal scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities, from her early life and autism diagnosis through her journey to become a livestock expert. In addition to the illustrations, you'll find a complete biography, fun facts, a colorful timeline of events, and even a note from Temple herself!
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The Plant Hunters by Call Number: 580.75 Silvey Anita 2012ISBN: 9780374309084Publication Date: 2012-04-10RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 88
Format: Reference Book, Biography Collection
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Plant Collectors, Expeditions and Discoveries
Summary: This presents the experiences and contributions of early adventurers, explorers, and scientists responsible for discovering and documenting new types of plants, showing how their often dangerous voyages help establish the field of botany.
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Rachel Carson by Call Number: 921 Carson Rachel Locker 2004ISBN: 1555914829Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Rachel Carson, Environmentalism
Summary: A simple biography of the famed nature writer, Rachel Carson. Includes a page with a selection of her own memorable quotes.
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The True Adventures of Charley Darwin by Call Number: YA Meyer Carolyn TrueISBN: 9780152061944Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 9-12
Pages: 321
Format: Young Adult Novel
Genre: Biography
Topics: Charles Darwin, Nature Expedition
Summary: In nineteenth-century England, young Charles Darwin rejects the more traditional careers of physician and clergyman, choosing instead to embark on a dangerous five-year journey by ship to explore the natural world.
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Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Call Number: 921 Carson Rachel Lawlor 2012ISBN: 9780823423705Publication Date: 2012-02-01RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Environmentalism
Summary: This retells the story of Rachel Carson, a pioneering environmentalist who wrote and published "Silent Spring," the revolutionary book pointing out the dangerous effects of chemicals on the living world.
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Whaling Season by Call Number: 599.5 Lourie Peter 2009ISBN: 9780618777099Publication Date: 2009-11-23RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 80
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Marine Biologists, Study of Whales
Summary: John Craighead George is an Arctic whale scientist studying bowhead whales in Barrow, Alaska. He conducts his research in harmony with the cultural traditions of the Iñupiaq Eskimos, natives to the area, who have been hunting these whales for more than two thousand years.
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Gregor Mendel by Call Number: 921 Mendel Gregor Bardoe 2006ISBN: 0810954753Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Genetics, Study of Heredity
Summary: Presents the life of the geneticist, discussing the poverty of his childhood, his struggle to get an education, his life as a monk, his discovery of the laws of genetics, and the rediscovery of his work thirty-five years after its publication.
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Out of School and into Nature by Call Number: 921 Comstock Anna Slade 2017ISBN: 9781585369867Publication Date: 2017RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 30
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Women Naturalists
Summary: This tells the story of naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930), who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. She pioneered a movement to encourage schools to conduct science and nature classes for children outdoors, thereby increasing students' interest in nature
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The Watcher by Call Number: 921 Goodall Jane Winter 2011ISBN: 9780375867743Publication Date: 2011-04-05RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Jane Goodall, Women Biologists
Summary: This book traces the life and career of Jane Goodall from her childhood as a watcher of English fauna to her adult work as scholar of animal behavior in Africa.
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The Sky's the Limit by Call Number: 500 Thimmesh Catherine 2002ISBN: 0618076980Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 73
Format: Reference Book, Collection
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Women Scientists
Summary: Presents brief accounts of the work of a variety of women scientists in such fields as astronomy, biology, anthropology, and medicine.
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Under the Ice by Call Number: 578.77 Conlan Kathleen 2002ISBN: 1553370015Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 55
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography, Informational
Topics: Marine Biology
Summary: Kathy Conlan is a marine biologist who has scuba-dived in the Arctic and Antarctic. A fascinating first-person account of a woman scientist at work, with stunning photographs. Highlights include her research on how pollution affects the fragile environments under the ice.
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A Life in the Wild by Call Number: 921 Schaller George Turner 2008ISBN: 9780374345785Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 103
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Wildlife Explorer, Conservationist
For more than fifty years, explorer-naturalist George Schaller has been on a mission: to save the world's great wild beasts and their environments. This highlights Schaller's work observing some of the world's most endangered animals. Many of these species were previously considered impossible to study in the wild.
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Chimpanzees I Love by Call Number: 599.885 Goodall Jane 200ISBN: 043921310XPublication Date: 2001RL: 4-6
Pages: 80
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography, Informational
Topics: Wildlife Biologist, Chimapnzees
Summary: In a compelling, personal narrative, Dr. Goodall recounts the exciting adventure of her work with chimpanzees, now an endangered species.
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Gorilla Mountain by Call Number: 921 Vedder Amy Ebersole 2005ISBN: 0531167798Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 118
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Wildlife Biologist, Gorillas
Summary: This describes the life and career of Amy Vedder, wildlife biologist, and her work with gorillas in Rwanda.
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In the Garden with Dr. Carver by Call Number: EZ Grigsby Susan InISBN: 9780807536308Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fictional Biography
Topics: George Washington Carver, Gardening
Summary: A fictionalized account of how plant scientist George Washington Carver came to an Alabama school and taught the children how to grow plants and reap the rewards of nature's bounty. Includes factual note about George Washington Carver.
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Squirrel and John Muir by Call Number: EZ McCully Emily SquirrelISBN: 0374336970Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: John Muir, Naturalists, Yosemite Valley
Summary: In the early 1900s, a wild little girl nicknamed Squirrel meets John Muir, later to become a famous naturalist, when he arrives at her parents' hotel in Yosemite Valley seeking work and knowledge about the natural world.
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Eugenie Clark by Call Number: 921 Clark Eugenie Butts 2000ISBN: 0208024409Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 107
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Shark Expert
Summary: Describes the life and career of ichthyologist Eugenie Clark, who first became interested in fish at the New York Aquarium and went on to become an expert on sharks.
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The Bat Scientists by Call Number: 599.4 Carson Mary 2010ISBN: 9780547199566Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 79
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bat Protection
Summary: In the face of white-noise syndrome an habitat loss, bats need all the help they can get. Dr. Merlin Tuttle and his colleagues at Bat Conservation International aren't scared of bats. As the major predator of night-flying insects, bats eat many pests. Unfortunately bats are facing many problems, including a terrifying new disease. White-nose Syndrome is infecting and killing millions of hibernating bats in North America. But Dr. Tuttle, with the help of his fellow bat scientists are in the trenches--and caves--on the front line of the fight to save their beloved bats.
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Books about ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, and CONSERVATION are shelved under the call numbers 333, 363, 398, and 640.
Surf War! by Call Number: 398.209968 MacDonald Margaret 2009ISBN: 9780874838893Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Folktale, Multicultural
Topics: Ecology, Interdependence of Species
Summary: In this folktale from the Marshall Islands, children will learn about the importance of protecting the environment. A bragging contest between Whale and Sandpiper turns into a battle over the beach and sea, until both parties realize that the beach and the sea, as well as sea creatures and shorebirds, are interdependent.
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Endangered Planet by Call Number: 333.95 Burnie David 2004ISBN: 0753457768Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 63
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Protection of Ecosystems
Summary: This book examines the state of the earth"s ecosystems. Humans influence every natural habitat on the planet, but the consequences can be devastating. Dozens of species are wiped out each year, coasts and oceans are fouled with oil spills, and grasslands and forests are destroyed to feed the appetite of modern agriculture. Renewable energy, recycling, and wildlife protection will play a key role in the survival of Earth.
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Generation Green by Call Number: 333.72 Sivertsen Linda 200ISBN: 9781416961222Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 7-12
Pages: 248
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Green Lifestyle Choices, Environmental Protection
Summary: This book lays out the biggest issues affecting our planet, such as global warming and overflowing landfills. It offers tips on how to live in a green way. It shows that being environmentally conscious can be a natural part of your life -- and youth can contribute to turning things around.
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Planet Earth by Call Number: 363.7 Reilly Kathleen 2008ISBN: 9781934670057Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 1-8
Pages: 122
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Ecology Projects, Environmental Education
Summary: This guide to 25 environmental projects encourages children to get their hands dirty and investigate the basics of ecology. It introduces key environmental issues--wind and solar power, pollution, endangered species, global warming, and recycling--and provides some potential solutions. This book can help readers to learn how to respect and protect the planet.
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A Child's Introduction to the Environment by Call Number: 333.72 Driscoll Michael 2008ISBN: 9781579124298Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Conservation, Environmental Protection
Summary: This book discusses a variety of environmental sciences topics, including global warming, food chains, and desertification. It also has a collection of experiments and conservation activities.
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Native Defenders of the Environment by Call Number: 333.72092 Schilling Vincent 2011ISBN: 9780977918379Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 127
Format: Short Story Collection
Genre: Informational, Multicultural
Topics: Environmental Activism, Native Americans
Summary: This presents stories of courage, determination, and resistance to multinational corporations and disastrous government policies that are harming the planet and describes how eleven Native people work to save our environment.
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Planet Ark by Call Number: 577 Mason Adrienne 2013ISBN: 9781554537532Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Biodiversity, Conservation
Summary: This book compares planet Earth today to Noah's ark, as it travels through the universe carrying every living thing and whatever each one needs for its survival. The result is a rich biodiversity of life on our planet. It explains how young people can be modern-day Noahs who protect the world's plants and animals from extinction by making small but significant changes in everyday habits.
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Protecting Earth's Land by Call Number: 333.72 Rapp Valerie ProtectingISBN: 9780822575597Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 72
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Loss of Biodiversity, Deforestation
Summary: This book describes the effect of humans on the Earth's land, including the effects of deforestation and the loss of biodiversity, and details what humans can do to prevent further damage.
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Common Ground by Call Number: 363.7 Bang Molly 1997ISBN: 0590100564Publication Date: 1997RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Overpopulation, Conservation of Resources
Summary: An imaginary village has too many people who are consuming shared resources and discusses the challenge of handling our world's environment safely. This book shows the readers the urgency of conserving and preserving our earth's limited bounty.
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47 Things You Can Do for the Environment by Call Number: 363.7 Petronis Lexi 2012ISBN: 9780982732212Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 7-12
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Tips to Protect the Environment
Summary: This book offers many small and big things that teens can do to make a positive difference in the environment.
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10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Call Number: 640 Walsh Melanie 2008ISBN: 9780763641443Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Conservation Tips
Summary: A book for small children where transforming pages reveal ten things that everyone can do to help conserve their world. Many of them, such as turning off the television, and turning off lights when leaving a room are about conserving energy. Others will encourage an understanding of nature and conservation.
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True Green Kids by Call Number: 640 McKay Kim 2008ISBN: 9781426304439Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 143
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Green Activities
Summary: It invites children and their parents, teachers, and community to embark on an eco-adventure through a series of fun ideas that can be applied everywhere from the living room to the local park. It encourages conservation, making environmental stewardship exciting and empowering for young kids.
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Peas on Earth by Call Number: EZ Doodler Todd PeasISBN: 9780307930880Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool
Pages: 18
Format: Board Book
Genre: Fiction
Topics: Living in Harmony
Summary: Peas on Earth is a play on words to portray the basic concepts of peace, harmony, getting along with all kinds of people, and being green in a manner that young kids will grasp. Young children can relate to the important messages about our earth and those of us who live on it.
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Recycle This Book by Call Number: 640 Recycle 2009ISBN: 9780385737210Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 4-10
Pages: 267
Format: Essay Collection
Genre: Informational
Topics: Environmental Activism
Summary: With essays from renowned children's book authors such as Ann Brashares, Jeanne DuPrau, Caroline B. Cooney, Laurie Halse Anderson, Bruce Coville, Gennifer Choldenko, and over 100 others, each piece is an informative and inspiring call to kids of all ages to understand what's happening to the environment, and to take action in saving our world. It features helpful tips and facts interspersed throughout the book.
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Luna and Me by Call Number: 333.7509794 Kostecki-Shaw Jenny 2015ISBN: 9780805099768Publication Date: 2015RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Biography
Topics: Environmentalism, Forest Conservation
Summary: Social activism combines with environmentalism in this picture book bio of Julia Butterfly Hill and Luna, the thousand-year-old redwood tree whose life she saved.
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Operation Redwood by Call Number: JUV French Susannah OperationISBN: 9780810983540Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 353
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Forest Protection, Redwood Trees
Summary: In northern California, Julian Carter-Li and his friends old and new fight to save a grove of redwoods from an investment company that plans to cut them down.
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Come Back Salmon by Call Number: 639.3 Cone Molly 1992ISBN: 0871565722Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 3-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Stream Ecology, Protection of Spawning Grounds, Stream Clean-up
Summary: This is a story about a group of elementary school students who reclaimed a stream that was once a spawning ground for salmon, but had become a community dumping ground and no fish has been seen in it for more than 20 years. You will cheer along with the students as the first mature salmon return to spawn after their clean up efforts.
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The Prairie Builders by Call Number: 635.9 Collard Sneed 2005ISBN: 9780618396870Publication Date: 2005-05-30RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 66
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Prairie and Grassland Restoration
Summary: Join the scientists working in the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge as they work to rebuild the tall-grass prairie that once covered much of the Midwest and restore the native plants and animals to the region.
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Miss Fox's Class Goes Green by Call Number: EZ Spinelli Eileen MissISBN: 9780807551660Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Making Green Choices
Summary: The students in Miss Fox's class lead their school in making choices to help keep the planet healthy, such as turning off lights when leaving a room, taking shorter showers, and using cloth bags instead of plastic ones.
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Fish
Books about the LIFE CYCLES of Fish are shelved under the call number 579.5.
The Life Cycle of a Salmon by Call Number: 597.5 Kalman Bobbie 2007ISBN: 9780778706311Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Salmon
Summary: The Life Cycle of a Salmon looks at the growth of a salmon from egg to adult in five distinct stages. It describes their habitat, different species, life cycle, dangers they face, and how to help them survive.
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The Sockeye Mother by Call Number: 597.5 Huson Brett 2017ISBN: 9781553797395Publication Date: 2018RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sockeye Salmon, Pacific Northwest, Interdependence of Species
Summary: To the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the sockeye salmon is more than just a source of food. Over its life cycle, it nourishes the very land and forests that the Skeena River runs through and where the Gitxsan make their home. The Sockeye Mother explores how the animals, water, soil, and seasons are all intertwined.
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Salmon Stream by Call Number: 597.5 Reed-Jones Carol 2000ISBN: 1584690143Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Salmon Spawning
Summary: Rhyming text and illustrations describe the life cycle of a salmon starting with spawning in shallow streams. Against staggering odds the eggs hatch and grow, travel to the ocean, and eventually struggle back upstream to their birthplace, to spawn a new generation.
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Into the Sea by Call Number: 597.92 Guiberson Brenda 2000ISBN: 0805064818Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sea Turtle Survival
Summary: It follows the life of a sea turtle from its hatching on a beach, through its years in the sea, and its return to land where it lays its eggs.
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Insects
Books about the LIFE CYCLES of Insects are shelved under the call number 595.7.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Call Number: EZ Carle Eric Very2 2009ISBN: 9780399250392Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Pop-up)
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: Caterpillar to Butterfly
Summary: Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep and wakes up a butterfly.
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The Life Cycle of a Bee by Call Number: 595.79 Trumbauer Lisa 2003ISBN: 0736814507Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life of Bees
Summary: Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of the bee. It describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of a bee.
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Houdini the Amazing Caterpillar by Call Number: EZ Pedersen Janet HoudiniISBN: 9780618893324Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 30
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fantasy
Topics: Caterpillar Transformation
Summary: A caterpillar does amazing tricks, like making leaves disappear and shedding its skin, and finally it performs the most amazing trick of all. Includes facts about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
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The Life Cycle of Insects by Call Number: 595.7 Spilsbury Richard 2003ISBN: 140340786XPublication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book, Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life of Insects
Summary: Discusses how insects differ from other animals, their habitat, what they eat, how they are born and develop, how they reproduce, and their typical life expectancy.
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An Extraordinary Life by Call Number: 595.78 Pringle Laurence 1997ISBN: 0531300021Publication Date: 1997RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life of a Butterfly, Monarch Butterflies
Summary: It introduces the life cycle, feeding habits, migration, predators, and mating of the monarch butterfly through the observation of one particular monarch named Danaus.
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Waiting for Wings by Call Number: 595.78 Ehlert Lois 2001ISBN: 0152026088Publication Date: 2010RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Butterflies, Butterfly Gardens
Summary: Every spring, butterflies emerge and dazzle the world with their vibrant beauty. But where do butterflies come from? This illustrates the life cycle of four common butterflies by featuring butterfly and flower facts, butterfly identification tips, and a guide to creating a butterfly garden.
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Plants
Books about the LIFE CYCLES of Plants are shelved under the call numbers 582 and 583.
From Little Acorns... by Call Number: 582.16 Godwin Sam 2005ISBN: 140480658XPublication Date: 2004RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book, Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Tree Life Cycle
Summary: It discusses the life cycle of a tree using the oak tree as an example. Take a walk through a forest and join some curious woodland creatures as they find out how a tiny acorn becomes a giant oak tree.
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One Red Apple by Call Number: 634 Ziefert Harriet 2009ISBN: 9781934706671Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Transformation of an Apple Seed
Summary: This follows the life cycle of one red apple: from a fruit growing on a tree to store, to picnic, to seed, to sapling and tree, and finally a new apple
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From Seed to Pumpkin by Call Number: 583 Pfeffer Wendy 2004ISBN: 0060280387Publication Date: 2004RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Pumpkin Seeds
Summary: Learn how pumpkins grow from tiny seeds to big pumpkins. Pumpkins can be baked in a pie. Pumpkins can be carved into jack-o'-lanterns. Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a healthy snack. But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin? Read and find out what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow!
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A Log's Life by Call Number: 574.5 Pfeffer Wendy 1997ISBN: 0689806361Publication Date: 1997RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life Cycle of a Log
Summary: This is an introduction to the life cycle of a from a tree's life, to its death, and decomposition. A great oak tree provides food or shelter for animals. As a log spiders, millipedes, termites, a porcupine, salamanders move in. When the log decays it breaks down and becomes dirt which provides nutrients for new tree growth.
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Animals
Books about the LIFE CYCLES of Mammals are shelved under the call numbers 597 and 599.
The Life Cycle of Mammals by Call Number: 599.156 Gray Susan 2012ISBN: 9781432949815Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book, Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Development of Mammals
Summary: Explores the life cycle of mammals, discussing how they are born, grow, and reproduce, and looking at adaptation, classification, and the habitats of mammals.
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The Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle by Call Number: 597.92 Kalman Bobbie 2002ISBN: 0778706524Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Development of Sea Turtles
Summary: The life cycle of this endangered species is depicted from development inside the turtle egg, to their life as a hatchling and their dangerous journey to the water.
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A New Frog by Call Number: 597.89 Hickman Pamela 1999ISBN: 1550746154Publication Date: 1999RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Flaps)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life Cycle of Frog
Summary: Flaps to open and easy-to-read text make it fun for children to explore and understand the amazing world of frogs. Jenny watches a pond through spring and summer and witnesses six stages in the life cycle of a leopard frog.
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Eggs
What's in That Egg? by Call Number: 591.4 Baines Rebecca 2009ISBN: 9781426304088Publication Date: 2009-02-10RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 27
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animals Laying Eggs
Summary: Describes how different animals lay their eggs and their life cycles.
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First the Egg by Call Number: 571.8 Seeger Laura 2007ISBN: 1596432721Publication Date: 2007RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Developmental Biology, Transformational
Summary: Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from seed to flower, tadpole to frog, caterpillar to butterfly. Seeds become flowers, paint becomes pictures, words become stories--and the commonplace becomes extraordinary as children look through and turn the pages of this book.
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Egg by Call Number: 591.4 Jenkins Steve 2015ISBN: 9780547959092Publication Date: 2015RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Eggs
Summary: How animals lay, protect, and even use each other's eggs as a food source reveal the life cycle of the natural world. There are as many kinds of eggs as there are animals that depend on them, because in the animal kingdom, the fight for survival begins with the simple, but extraordinary, egg.
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Books about FOOD CHAINS are shelved under the call numbers 577.3 and 591.
Forest Food Webs by Call Number: 577.3 Fleisher Paul 2008ISBN: 9780822567295Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Food Webs, Forest Life
Summary: This is an introduction to the food chains found in forests. It describes food webs, from the sun's energy to plants to animals that are plant eaters and meat eaters to forest decomposers that break down dead plants and animals.
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Pass the Energy, Please! by Call Number: 577 McKinney Barbara 1999ISBN: 1584690011Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Energy Transfer, Food Chains
Summary: Rhyming text and illustrations present nature's food chains, from a simple seed to a top predator, demonstrating their natural links.
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After the Kill by Call Number: 591.5 Lunde Darrin 2011ISBN: 9781570917431Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Food Chain Examples
Summary: Life on the plains of East Africa is a constant, dramatic struggle for survival between predator, prey, and scavenger. Learn all about food chains with examples of animals who live in this environment.
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A Temperate Forest Food Chain by Call Number: 577.3097 Wojahn Rebecca 2009ISBN: 9780822574965Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 64
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Forest Food Chains, Forest Animals
Summary: It explains what food webs are through an reading adventure. Readers will follow food chains that include an American black bear, a gray wolf, a great horned owl, a Canada lynx, and a bald eagle as they weave food webs in a North American temperate forest. It includes descriptions and photographs of various temperate forest plants and animals.
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Secrets of the Garden by Call Number: EZ Zoehfeld Kathleen SecretsISBN: 9780517709900Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Realistic Fiction
Topics: Garden Food Chain
Summary: In this book Alice's family plants a vegetable garden each spring, and she reports all she sees about how the plants grow, what insects come to eat the plants, and what birds and animals come to eat the insects. It's the food chain, right in her own backyard!
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The Land by Call Number: 551.41 Gilbert Miquel 2002ISBN: 156711668XPublication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Diverse Environments and Land forms
Summary: Explains how the surface of our planet hosts an incredible variety of habitats, from treeless, frozen plains to rich, fertile valleys.
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The Nature Treasury by Call Number: 508 Flatt Lizann 2005ISBN: 1897066422Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Earth's Biodiversity, Nature Concepts
Summary: This is a guide to the different animals, plants, elements and environments of planet earth. Over 100 animals are highlighted. Panoramic spreads paired with the text captivate readers. Introductory sections explain how living things grow and show the major families of animals and plants, and more. "Up Close" pages reveal secrets of such familiar things as air, trees, water, and grass.
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I See a Kookaburra! by Call Number: 591.7 Jenkins Steve 2005ISBN: 9780618507641Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Hidden Images)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Hidden Animals, Camouflage, Diverse Habitats
Summary: Readers search for animals in the habitats where they live. Learn how these animals and many others grow and thrive in very different environments. Hidden in the illustrations are animals camouflaged in their surroundings. Turn the page to see if you were able to find them all!
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Rain Forests and Jungles
Books about FORESTS are shelved under the call numbers 574.5, 577.3, and 577.5.
The Tropical Rain Forest by Call Number: 577.34 Johansson Philip 2004ISBN: 0766021998Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Tropical Rain Forests, Biodiversity
Summary: Explores the diversity of the tropical rain forest and the plant and animal life that survives there.
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Rain Forests by Call Number: 577.34 Vogt Richard 2009ISBN: 9781416938668Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Rain Forest Layers
Summary: This book highlights each layer of the rain forest ecosystem, from canopy to floor, with unbelievable factoids and unparalleled detail. 3-D illustrations practically leap off every page
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Rainforest by Call Number: 577.34 Arlon Penelope 2013ISBN: 9780545495622Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 80
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Diversity of Rain Forests, Rain Forest Threats
Summary: This is a comparison of plants, animals, and indigenous peoples of the world's rainforests by continent. It explores secrets of survival in the forest and examines how human exploitation threatens these diverse habitats. Data boxes, maps, and stats encourage related numeracy and science skills.
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Who Needs a Jungle? by Call Number: 577.34 Patkau Karen 2012ISBN: 9780887769924Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Jungle Environment
Summary: This describes the ecology and animal species of jungles and what we need to save them.
Readers will learn about the jungle's role in providing us with oxygen, food, medicinal ingredients, and raw materials we use every day.
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Inside the Amazing Amazon by Call Number: 574.5 Lessem Don 1995ISBN: 0517594900Publication Date: 1995RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Amazon Rain Forest, Rain Forest Species
Summary: It describes more than seventy species of plants and animals that are found in the four layers of the Amazon rain forest.
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Rain Forests by Call Number: 577.34 Serrano Marta 2002ISBN: 1567116701Publication Date: 2002-11-22RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Rain Forest Ecology
Summary: Earth's rain forests are vital to health of the planet and are home to more than half of all living things. It discusses the weather, life forms, soil, animals, and ecology of rain forests.
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The Most Beautiful Roof in the World by Call Number: 577.5 Lasky Kathryn 1997ISBN: 0152008934Publication Date: 1997RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Rain Forest Canopy, Plant Ecologists
Summary: This describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.
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In the Rainforest by Call Number: 577.34 Duke Kate 2014ISBN: 9780060282592Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Rain Forest Ecology
Summary: It introduces the rain forest by combining illustrations, diagrams and text that describe the abundant plant and animal life there.
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Temperate Forests and Woods
Books about FORESTS are shelved under the call numbers 577.3, 591.7 and 599.
The Temperate Forest by Call Number: 577.3 Johansson Philip 2004bISBN: 076602198XPublication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Temperate Forest Wildlife, Interdependence
Summary: It explores the temperate forest biome and the plant and animal life that survives there. The temperate forest biome is extremely diverse, with an amazing array of plants and animals. Come take a walk in the woods, and see how the land, climate, plants, and wildlife interact to make the unique temperate forest biome.
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Forest Animals by Call Number: 591.73 Hodge Deborah 2009ISBN: 9781554530700Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Forest Animals
Summary: An introduction to nine inhabitants of the forest, including the black bear, lynx, wolverine, and loon.
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The Woods Scientist by Call Number: 591.73 Swinburne Stephen 2002ISBN: 061804602XPublication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 41
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Tracking, Woodland Animals
Summary: A devoted nature lover and animal tracker, Sue Morse shares her knowledge and love of some of the creatures that inhabit America's woodlands.
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WoodsWalk by Call Number: 508.352 Art Henry 2003ISBN: 1580174523Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-6
Pages: 122
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Forest Plants and Animals, Forest Seasons
Summary: It describes the different animals and plants one can see on a walk through the woods during the four seasons. This guide to the woods of North America teaches inquisitive young naturalists how to identify trees, plants, wildlife, sounds, and geological formations they'll find as they venture out on woodland trails.
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Cool Woods by Call Number: 577.3 Drake Jane 2003ISBN: 0887766080Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 79
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Boreal (subarctic) Forest Ecology & Importance
Summary: The boreal forest is the last great forest wilderness on earth. It drapes across the subarctic right around the world. Readers learn about the seasons in the bush, the science and myth of wolves, the life cycle of the woods. From the Siberian Taiga, where tigers and sika deer live, to the Old World forests of Norway, from the Boreal Shield of North America to the birch forest of Northwest Russia, we are introduced to a region of incredible importance.
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Garden of the Spirit Bear by Call Number: 599.78 Patent Dorothy 2004ISBN: 0618212590Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Coastal Rain Forest, Bears
Summary: Along the Pacific coast of Canada lies an area where abundant rainfall nourishes everything from bright green grasses and colorful wildflowers to ancient, towering cedar, spruce, and sitka trees. This rainforest is the home of a unique type of black bear called the spirit bear, which is sometimes clothed in creamy white fur and is legendary among the First Nation people. Its home is in danger of being destroyed by logging. But steps are being taken to make a protected spirit bear sanctuary-a living museum where people could come and see the spirit bear's realm.
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Redwoods by Call Number: 585 Chin Jason 2009ISBN: 9781596434301Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Redwood Forests, Giant Sequoia Trees
Summary: A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read. The text contains facts about the redwoods, while the illustrations tell the boy's story. Crammed with interesting and accurate information about these great natural wonders, Jason Chin's first book is innovative nonfiction set within a strong and beautiful picture storybook.
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A Life-Sized Field Guide by Call Number: 591.734 Bishop Nic 2004ISBN: 0439174805Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book (Photographic Guide)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Forest Exploration, Ecology, Field Notes
Summary: A dramatic, life-size photographic field guide to the wonders of the forest and the miniature wildlife that thrives there. Readers can explore several different deciduous forest habitats, with field notes about the insects and animals shown, as well as tips on how to explore a real forest. Forest scenes are followed by "field notes" which identify all animals, relate intriguing facts about survival in each habitat, and share the excitement of discovery. Includes forest exploration hints, essential safety information, and a "picture index" for easy reference.
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Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic)
Tundra Scientists by Call Number: 578.75 Miller Chuck 2002ISBN: 073984752XPublication Date: 2001RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Studying Tundra Biomes
Summary: Discusses types of tundra biomes, the plants and animals that live there, threats to the tundra, and scientists who study these areas.
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North by Call Number: 591.56 Dowson Nick 2011ISBN: 9780763652715Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-4
Pages: 53
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Arctic Migrations, Arctic Creatures
Summary: This presents a tribute to the migrations of millions of creatures to the Arctic, including depictions of the cyclical journeys of gray whales, caribou and more.
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The Big Caribou Herd by Call Number: 599.65 Hiscock Bruce 2003ISBN: 1590780108Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Caribou, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Summary: An introduction to caribou, their migration cycle and their relationship with the land and other animals. Following the migration of the resilient caribou as they journey along harsh lands to reach their final destination, the wonders of an Alaskan refuge are captured through a guide of the diverse animals, plants, and landscapes seen along the way.
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Below Zero by Call Number: 519.5 Owen Claire 2005ISBN: 0740642618Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 16
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animals in the Arctic (Nunavut), Tracking Animals in Winter
Summary: The freezing Arctic is home to many animals. Learn how scientists use estimation to count large groups of animals. Discover how animals can be tracked on their long winter journeys.
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Animals of the Tundra by Call Number: 591.709113 Vaughan Richard 1996ISBN: 0673757625Publication Date: 1997RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 24
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Tundra Animals
Summary: It describes different animals that live in the tundra.
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Deserts
Books about DESERTS are shelved under the call numbers 574.9, 577.5 and 578.7.
Looking Closely Across the Desert by Call Number: 578.754 Serafini Frank 2008ISBN: 9781554532117Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Desert Biology, Wildlife Close-ups
Summary: Through the magic of close-up photography, take a journey of discovery across the desert. See if you can identify the object in a super-close-up picture, then turn the next page to see the entire picture.
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A Desert Scrapbook by Call Number: 574.9791 Wright-Frierson Virginia 1996ISBN: 0689806787Publication Date: 1996RL: Grades 2-6
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sonoran Desert, Desert Biology, Sketching Desert Plants and Animals
Summary: The author/artist describes many of the animals and plants and their surroundings that she has sketched in the Sonoran Desert. Young artists, readers, and journal keepers will be inspired by the chance to watch an artist at work and will long to create sketchbooks and scrapbooks of their own special environments.
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Discover the Desert by Call Number: 577.54 Ceceri Kathy 2009ISBN: 9781934670460Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 3-6
Pages: 90
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Desert Climate, Survival, Activities
Summary: An introduction to the desert that describes how native plants and animals survive the harsh climate, along with the reasons why the desert is important to the global ecosystem; and also provides instructions for related activities.
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Desert Trek by Call Number: 577.54 Le Rochais, Marie-Ange 2001ISBN: 0802787657Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 37
Format: Picture Boo, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Desert Journey, Desert Environment
Summary: Dispels the notion that deserts are sandy wastelands by showing readers what else can be found in deserts around the world: people, oases, irrigation, plants, animals, herds, hunters, and ancient history. Take an exotic journey from the American Mojave to the vast Sahara to the high-mountain Gobi and experience the hidden treasures that deserts hold.
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Desert Giant by Call Number: 583 Bash Barbara 1989ISBN: 0316083011Publication Date: 1989RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Saguaro Cactus, Desert Environment
Summary: This documents the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus and the desert animals it helps to support.
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Deserts by Call Number: 551.4 Morris Neil 1996ISBN: 086505827XPublication Date: 1995RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Desert Locations, Resources, Life
Summary: Text and photographs examine various aspects of these natural wonders including their locations, their mineral wealth, and their plant and animal life, especially the "ship of the desert," the camel. Breathtaking full-color photos, maps and illustrations show where the world's deserts are located, whether rocky, sandy or ice deserts, how sand dunes are created and what kind of life can survive there.
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Death Valley by Call Number: 508.794 Levinson Nancy 2001ISBN: 082341566XPublication Date: 2002RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 29
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Desert Ecology, Death Valley
Summary: Describes the desert habitat of Death Valley and the plants and animals that live there.
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Oceans & Salt Water
Books about OCEAN HABITATS are shelved under the call numbers 591.7 and 591.9. Books about CORAL REEFS are shelved under the call numbers 577.6 and 577.7
Ocean Sunlight by Call Number: 571.4 Bang Molly 2012ISBN: 9780545273220Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Photobiology, Plant Life in Oceans, Biodiversity, Food Webs
Summary: Explains how all life on the Earth depends, directly or indirectly, on light from the sun, and describes how all ocean life, from the tiniest plankton to great whales, including the creatures in the darkest depths, form a web that uses sunshine.
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In the Ocean by Call Number: EZ Yoon Salina InISBN: 9780312663001Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Board Book, Interactive (Die Cuts)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Marine Life
Summary: Find a smiling whale, a yellow jellyfish, and shiny seaweed in this first-words book.
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Coral Reefs by Call Number: 577.7 Chin Jason 201ISBN: 9781596435636Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 30
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Realistic Fiction
Topics: Coral Reef Ecology
Summary: During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there.
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Down, Down, Down by Call Number: 591.779 Jenkins Steve 2009ISBN: 9780618966363Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Deep Sea Animals & Environment
Summary: Provides a top-to-bottom look at the ocean, from birds and waves to thermal vents and ooze.
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On the Ocean Floor by Call Number: 591.92 Cole Joanna 1992ISBN: 0590414305Publication Date: 1992RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Ocean Floor, Sea Creatures
Summary: On another special field trip on the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the ocean and the different creatures that live there.
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Journey into the Deep by Call Number: 591.77 Johnson Rebecca 2011ISBN: 9780761341482Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life in the Deep Ocean, Deep Sea Exploration
Summary: Presents new animals discovered during a ten year project of documenting sea life, describing new species of such creatures as jellyfish, octopuses, squids, sea worms, and crabs, found along coral reefs, ocean mountain ranges, and in the dark zone.
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About Habitats-Oceans by Call Number: 578.77 Sill Cathryn 2012ISBN: 9781561456185Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Ocean Differences, Species Adaptation
Summary: It describes different types of oceans, from the chilly Arctic Ocean to the warmer waters of the Indian Ocean, and shows what plants and animals live there. Readers learn how various species of animals and plants have adapted to life in these different types of oceans.
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The Ocean Biome by Call Number: 577.7 Smithyman Kathryn 2003ISBN: 0778712966Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Ocean Habitat Zones, Life in the Ocean
Summary: It examines the four zones of the marine biome, their plants and animals, coral reefs and estuaries, the importance of the oceans to the Earth, and how they are in danger.
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Life in a Coral Reef by Call Number: 591.77 Pfeffer Wendy 2009ISBN: 9780064452229Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Coral Reef Ecosystem
Summary: Describes how coral reefs form and discusses the plants and animals that live in them.
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On the Way to the Beach by Call Number: EZ Cole Henry OnISBN: 0688175155Publication Date: 2003RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Flaps)
Genre: Informational, Realistic Fiction
Topics: Beach Ecosystem
Summary: A walk through the woods into a salt marsh over the dunes and onto the beach brings encounters with a variety of animals and plants whose identity is revealed by folding out flaps that appear on alternate pages.
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And the Tide Comes In by Call Number: 577.69 Alber Merryl 2012ISBN: 9780981770055Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Realistic Fiction
Topics: Salt Marsh Ecosystem, Wildlife
Summary: Two cousins explore a Georgia coastal salt marsh and slowly build their knowledge of its unique ecosystem. As they make their way through the tall marsh grass, the two children slip and slide on marsh mud, discover clusters of ribbed mussels at the base of the grass, and watch as fiddler crabs skitter from burrow to burrow around the edge of a creek.
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Adventure Beneath the Sea by Call Number: 551.46 Mallory Kenneth 2010ISBN: 9781590786079Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Deep Ocean Habitat, Submersible Exploration
Summary: The author and photographer chronicle their week in the Aquarius underwater laboratory on a coral reef off the Florida Keys exploring the stunning sights of a strange undersea habitat.
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Fresh Water Habitats
Books about RIVERS, LAKES, and PONDS are shelved under the call number 577.6. Books about MARSHES are shelved under the call number 551.4
Welcome to the River of Grass by Call Number: 577.68 Yolen Jane 2001ISBN: 0399232214Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: The Everglades, Wetland Animals
Summary: In the Everglades, what may look like a smooth, silent carpet of flowing grass is a world teeming with life. Amid tree islands and mangrove roots are animals on the prowl. From creatures that fly to those that crawl, here is the cycle of life in the Everglades, presented in lilting, poetic words and lush, dramatic images.
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Pond by Call Number: 577.63 Morrison Gordon 2002ISBN: 061810271XPublication Date: 2002-09-30RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 30
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Pond Animals, Changing Seasons
Summary: Readers will learn how a glacial pond and the abundance of plants and animals that draw life from it change over the course of a year - through the four seasons.
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Pond Walk by Call Number: EZ Wallace Nancy PondISBN: 9780761458166Publication Date: 2011RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction
Topics: Pond Animals
Summary: One summer day, Buddy and his mother take a walk around a pond and observe the animals and insects that live there. It introduces readers to environmental science and biology, but will also be useful to all enthusiastic pond goers. A make-a-rock turtle craft activity is included.
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Pond Seasons by Call Number: 811 Alderson Sue 1997ISBN: 0888992831Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 30
Format: Poetry Collection
Genre: Informational, Poetry
Topics: Pond Animals, Seasons
Summary: Fourteen poems celebrate the animal life of a pond throughout the year, devoting each work to a specific animal while describing how each develops and responds to the changing seasons.
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Over and under the Pond by Call Number: 577.63 Messner Kate 2017ISBN: 9781452145426Publication Date: 2017RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Pond Life
Summary: This celebrates the forms of life that live above and under a pond, including turtles, red-winged blackbirds, blue herons, minnows, frogs, and catfish.
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Scientists of the Rivers, Lakes, and Ponds by Call Number: 578.763 Braun Eric 2002ISBN: 0739847554Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Protection of Waterways, Role of Conservationists
Summary: This briefly describes rivers, lakes, and ponds, some of the life forms that depend on them, and what scientists are doing to help conserve them.
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Living by a River by Call Number: 577.6 Baldwin Carol 2003ISBN: 1403408424Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: River Ecosystem - Plants and Animals
Summary: Describes the characteristics of rivers, looks at the different plants and animals that thrive in and around rivers, and discusses how rivers affect people. Includes a map that shows the major rivers of the world.
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River of Life by Call Number: 577.64 Miller Debbie 2000ISBN: 0395967902Publication Date: 2000RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: River Ecology, Biodiversity in Alaska
Summary: This book describes a river in Alaska and the life that it supports, emphasizing how the living things around it are connected and dependent upon it for their survival.
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River Song by Call Number: 577.6 Van Zandt Steve 2007ISBN: 9781584690931Publication Date: 2007RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book + Musical Part
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text), Song
Topics: Music of Rivers
Summary: Rivers make beautiful music - from the trickle of snowmelt to the burble of a full-flowing stream. Here the famed children's musical ensemble, the Banana Slug String Band, celebrates rivers as a fascinating, ever-changing source of life and joy. The attached CD includes their vibrant rendition of River Song.
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Marshes and Swamps by Call Number: 551.41 Gibbons Gail 1998ISBN: 0823413470Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Conditions in Marshes and Swamps
Summary: It defines marshes and swamps, discusses how conditions in them may change, and examines the life found in and around them.
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Grasslands
Books about GRASSLANDS are shelved under the call numbers 574.5, 577.4, and 578.7.
Life in a Grassland by Call Number: 577.4 Patent Dorothy 2003ISBN: 0822521393Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 72
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Prairie Ecosystems, North America, Biodiversity
Summary: It examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the American tallgrass prairie.
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Grassland Scientists by Call Number: 578.74 Lalley Pat 2002ISBN: 0739847538Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Grassland Conservation
Summary: It describes different kinds of grasslands, their importance, and the work of the people who help to conserve them.
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About Habitats-Grasslands by Call Number: 577.4 Sill Cathryn 2011ISBN: 9781561455591Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Grassland Ecology, Global Climates
Summary: It introduces different types of grasslands around the world, describing their different climates and the survival adaptations that animals and plants must make to live in them.
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Cool Time Song by Call Number: EZ Schaefer Carole CoolISBN: 0670059285Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: African Savannah, Animal Sounds
Summary: After a hot day on the African savannah, the animals begin to move and make sounds in the cool air of evening.
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Savanna Animals by Call Number: 591.74 Hodge Deborah 2009ISBN: 9781554530724Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: African Savanna
Summary: This introduction to animal habitats examines why savanna animals are well suited to living on the warm, grassy plain. Elephants, giraffes, lions, meerkats, zebras and other animals have special ways of finding food, raising families and protecting themselves in this habitat with long dry seasons and shorter rainy seasons.
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Out on the Prairie by Call Number: 577.44 Bateman Donna 2012ISBN: 9781580893770Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 30
Format: Reference Book, Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Animals of Badlands National Park, Counting
Summary: Learn about the animals that inhabit the Badlands National Park, a semiarid environment where critters wallow, run, call, bark, hop, scurry, nod, slither, howl, and jump all day and night. Count animals from one to ten in the rhyming text modeled after the traditional song "Over in the Meadow" by Olive A. Wadsworth. A guide to prairie flora and fauna is included.
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Prairies by Call Number: 574.5 Patent Dorothy 1996ISBN: 0823412776Publication Date: 1996RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 40
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: North American Prairie, Prairie Conservation
Summary: It describes the characteristics of the North American prairie, the plants and animals found there, and the efforts made to preserve and restore the landscape that once stretched unbroken from southern Canada into northernmost Mexico.
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The Shape of Betts Meadow by Call Number: 333.91 Sayres Meghan 2002ISBN: 0761321152Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Wetland Restoration
Summary: A tract of land is returned to its natural state, from pasture to wetland, as streams are unblocked, animals move back in, and native plants grow.
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Books about ANIMALS are shelved under the call numbers 573, 591, and 597.
Amazing Animals by Call Number: 591.5 Ruurs Margriet 2011ISBN: 9780887769733Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Characteristics
Summary: It presents facts about animals from around the world, including their homebuilding, diet, and hunting. It also invites readers to marvel at the animals that share the planet with humans. Packed with facts (such as the fact that an earthworm has no eyes, no nose, no ears and no lungs, but it has five hearts) will appeal and fascinate young readers.
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African Critters by Call Number: 591.96 Haas Robert 2008ISBN: 9781426303173Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 91
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: African Wildlife
Summary: This book gives readers a glimpse into the life of a wildlife photographer. We are with the author in his jeep, with his camera, and even as he's dressing for bed in the wild. From waiting patiently for leopard cubs to come out of their cave to play, to being charged by elephants who were protecting a new baby, to photographing wild dogs hunting impalas, the stories in this book are both intimate and exciting.
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Desert Animals by Call Number: 591.754 Hodge Deborah 2008ISBN: 9781554530472Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Species in the Desert
Summary: This book introduces animals that live in earth's driest places. Scorpions, sand cats and camels all have special ways of staying cool, finding food and raising their young in a hot, dry habitat.
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Watching Desert Wildlife by Call Number: 591.754 Arnosky Jim 2002ISBN: 0792267370Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animals of the Desert
Summary: The author takes readers on his first trip to the American Southwest where he encounters Gila monsters, snakes, and lizards as well as more surprising desert dwellers such as deer and hummingbirds.
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Animal Encyclopedia by Call Number: 591.03 Animal 2012ISBN: 9781426310225Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 303
Format: Reference Book (Encyclopedia)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Varieties of Animal Species
Summary: It features 2,500 species and packed with stunning color photographs, amazing animal facts, maps, and more. Thematic spreads take readers through animal homes and habitats, senses and communication, life cycle and babies, movement and migration, defenses, camouflage, and adaptation, and endangered animals and conservation.
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Animal Relationships
How to Clean a Hippopotamus by Call Number: 591.7 Jenkins Steve 2010ISBN: 9780547245157Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Symbiosis, Animal Partners
Summary: This book about animal symbiosis offers readers a close-up view of nature's fascinating partnerships. Find out why a mongoose comes running when a warthog lies down, how a crab and an iguana help each other out, why ravens follow wolves, and more. Witness the ingenious lifestyles of some of the world's most unusual animal partners.
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Sisters and Brothers by Call Number: 591.56 Jenkins Steve 2008ISBN: 9780618375967Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Siblings
Summary: This book investigates sibling relationships throughout the animal kingdom. In this book you will learn that anteaters are always only children and nine-banded armadillos are always born as identical quadruplets. You will also learn that falcons play-hunt in the sky andthat hyena cubs fight to the death. This is the perfect book for animal lovers young and old!
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Grandma Elephant's in Charge by Call Number: 599.67 Jenkins Martin 2003ISBN: 0763620742Publication Date: 2003RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 29
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Elephant Families, Grandmothers
Summary: It describes the behavior of elephants in a family group, particularly the role of the older female elephants. Elephants are the biggest animals on land, and they live in big families, too. So who keeps them in line? Grandma! This is a lively story interspersed with fun facts about this no-nonsense matriarch and her remarkable brood.
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Animals Raising Offspring by Call Number: 591.563 Perkins Wendy 2004ISBN: 073682510XPublication Date: 2004RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Families - Parents and Children
Summary: It explores the various ways in which animals, such as cheetahs, kangaroos, snakes, and woodpeckers, take care of their young.
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Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Call Number: 591.3 Carle Eric 2002ISBN: 0694014567Publication Date: 2002RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Mothers and Babies
Summary: Colorful collages of animal babies with their caring and affectionate mothers offer small readers a visual delight as well as a healthy dose of comforting reassurance.
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Animal Characteristics
Animals with Pockets by Call Number: 599.2 Racanelli Marie 2010ISBN: 9781435893856Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Marsupials
Summary: Animals have all sorts of amazing adaptations. This book takes a closer look at different kinds of marsupials, and what makes them unique from other mammals. A fun fact spread will draw in reluctant readers and beautiful, full-color photographs and fact-filled text will keep students coming back for more.
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Biggest, Strongest, Fastest by Call Number: 591 Jenkins Steve 1995ISBN: 0395861365Publication Date: 1997RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Size, Speed & Strength, World Records
Summary: It is an introduction to the "world records" held by fourteen members of the animal kingdom. Spreads portray animals that stand out in the animal world as the largest, slowest, longest lived. Readers can see the animal's size in relation to something familiar, and a chart on the last page indicates the size, weight, and diet of each animal, as well as where it can be found in the wild.
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What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Call Number: 573.8 Jenkins Steve 2008 CDISBN: 0545106958Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Interactive
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Skills and Senses, Guessing
Summary: Explore the many amazing things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails. Some of the skills are highlighted in this interactive guessing book.
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Lots of Spots by Call Number: 591.47 Ehlert Lois 2010ISBN: 9781442402898Publication Date: 2010RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Poetry Collection
Genre: Informational, Poetry
Topics: Animal Camoflage, Adornment
Summary: This is a collection of poems about animal camouflage and adornment. Birds and beasts from all walks of the animal kingdom are gathered here, It includes an Author's Note about the how-and-why of animal spots-and-stripes.
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Guess What I Am by Call Number: EZ Axworthy Ann 1998ISBN: 0763606251Publication Date: 1998RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Identification, Appearance
Summary: One two-page spread offers clues concerning the identity of a particular animal & a peephole that reveals part of the animal. The following spread gives the full picture as well as some information. Follow the clues and peep through the holes to identify a beaver, fox, penguin, shark, tiger.
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Move! by Call Number: 573.7 Jenkins Steve 2006ISBN: 061864637XPublication Date: 2006RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Interactive
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Movements
Summary: Follow moving animals as they swing, dance, float, leap, and slide from page to page, then learn why these animals move the way they do. Readers can guess some of the unusual ways that animals get around. Action is the name of the game, so Move!
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Who Needs That Nose? by Call Number: EZ Warrick Karen WhoISBN: 1559718870Publication Date: 2004RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference, Interactive
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Animal Noses
Summary: Readers can guess what a creature is from a description of the appearance and use of its nose. It includes notes on the noses of various animals.
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Creatures Great and Small by Call Number: 591.1 Patkau Karen 2006ISBN: 9780887767548Publication Date: 2006RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: 30
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Sizes
Summary: This book introduces big and little beasts that will captivate nature-lovers. A glossary, map endpapers, and handy charts introduces the concepts of scale and proportion by comparing measurements of animals that are "Big" and "Really Big" to "Small" and "Really Small."
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Animals Behavior & Survival
Amazing Things Animals Do by Call Number: 591.5 Baille Marilyn 2003ISBN: 1894379578Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 127
Format: Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Behavior
Summary: This introduces the amazing things that animals can do -- how they communicate, how they find food, how they take care of their families. It consists of 4 works by the author previously published separately: Time to eat, Little wonders, Wild talk, and Side by side. A guide at the end of the book gives details about each species and its habitat, encouraging additional questioning and research for the older child.
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How Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? by Call Number: 591.5 Jenkins Steve 2008ISBN: 9780618966349Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Behavior, Catching Prey
Summary: How do such diverse creatures manage to capture the same prey? This book introduces readers to a menagerie of animals that approach similar challenges in very different ways.
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How Animals Live by Call Number: 591.5 Stonehouse Bernard 2004ISBN: 0439548349Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 96
Format: Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Different Animal Species, Behavior
Summary: This focused on many different species of animals around the world and how they behave. Discover how animals take care of their young -- how the young begin their lives and how they grow up.
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How to Swallow a Pig by Call Number: 591.5 Jenkins Steve 2015ISBN: 9780544313651Publication Date: 2015RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Survival
Summary: This book reveals the skills animals use to survive in the wild in an imaginative and humorous how-to format. With step-by-step instructions, readers learn about specific behaviors; how to catch thousands of fish like a humpback whale or how to sew up a nest like a tailorbird. It melds science, art, biology, and the environment together in a detailed and well-researched book about animals who live and survive in our world today.
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At This Very Moment by Call Number: EZ Arnosky Jim AtISBN: 9780525422525Publication Date: 2011-05-12RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Daily Life, Animal Activities
Summary: Through rhythmic and watercolor paintings, readers can identify what is happening in nature while they have an ordinary day. Examples include as a shark circling a reef, while one brushes one's teeth, or puffins eating fresh-caught fish while one eats dinner.
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Desert Animal Adaptations by Call Number: 591.754 Murphy Julie 2012ISBN: 9781429660303Publication Date: 2011RL:Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Desert Survival
Summary: Fiery temps and little rain make the desert a difficult place to survive. But several animals from fennec foxes to kangaroo rats have adapted to these harsh conditions. Find out how their unique behaviors and body parts allow them to call this biome home.
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Ice Bears by Call Number: 599.786 Guiberson Brenda 2008ISBN: 9780805076073Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: Polar Bear Survival
Summary: Readers follow two polar bear cubs and their mother from birth as they live through the different seasons in the Arctic. The mother teaches her cubs how to hunt for seals in the winter. In the summer, they live off of their fat to survive.
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Deadly! by Call Number: 591.65 Davies Nicola 2013ISBN: 9780763662318Publication Date: 2013-03-26RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 61
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Predators, Animal Defense Methods
Summary: This introduces readers to some of the most dangerous animals in the world, including cheetahs, sharks, owls, bears, and jellyfish. They can discover methods of attack and defense that make animals armed, dangerous, and deadly.
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Hide-and-Seek Science by Call Number: 591.47 Stevenson Emma 2013ISBN: 9780823422937Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Interactive
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Camoflage
Summary: It shows how animals use camouflage in seven different ecosystems by asking the reader to find all the animals in each picture. Full-page spreads followed by explanations of how each animal uses camouflage and where it can be found in the picture.
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Movement by Call Number: 573.7 Riley Peter 2003ISBN: 0836837177Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Movement, Muscles
Summary: This book introduces young scientists to muscles, explaining some of the ways muscles help animals move and illustrating how muscles make movement. Includes related activities.
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Never Smile at a Monkey by Call Number: 591.6 Jenkins Steve 2009ISBN: 9780618966202Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Do's and Don'ts for Dangerous Animals
Summary: Find out what you should never do if you encounter one of these surprisingly dangerous animals. Some creatures have developed unusual ways of protecting themselves or catching prey, and this can make them unexpectedly hazardous to your health.
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Amazing Animal Journeys by Call Number: 591.56 O'Donnell Liam 2008ISBN: 9780756640866Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48 pages
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Migration
Summary: This book looks at the fascinating ways that animals migrate, often traveling thousands of miles to arrive at their destinations. It describes the migratory habits of caribou, monarch butterflies, gray whales, and snow geese, explaining how and why they make their long journeys.
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Animal Sounds & Communication
Hello, Hello! by Call Number: 591.59 Schlein Miriam 2002ISBN: 0689834357Publication Date: 2002RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Greetings
Summary: How do animals greet each other in the wild? This describes different ways animals greet each other, for example, beavers rub noses and penguins flap their wings.
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Bees Dance and Whales Sing by Call Number: 591.59 Facklam Margery 1992ISBN: 0871565730Publication Date: 1992RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Communication
Summary: It explores the mysteries of how and why animals send messages to one another and to humans.
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Animal Talk by Call Number: 591.59 Kaner Etta 2002ISBN: 155074982XPublication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Communication between Animals
Summary: Animals share information in extraordinary ways. Easy activities and striking illustrations help kids to explore the communication systems of animals, birds, insects and reptiles.
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Elephant Talk by Call Number: 599.67 Downer Ann 2011ISBN: 9780761357667Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 112
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Elephant Communication
Summary: Presents an introduction to elephants, describing their different types, habitat, herd behavior, how they communicate using sound, touch, and bodily movement, and the dangers they face from illegal poaching.
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Can an Aardvark Bark? by Call Number: 591.59 Stewart Melissa 2017ISBN: 9781481458528Publication Date: 2017RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages:
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Sounds
Summary: This is a noisy exploration of the many sounds animals make. Can an aardvark bark? No, but it can grunt. Barks, grunts, squeals--animals make all kinds of sounds to communicate and express themselves.
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Fish
Books about FISH are shelved under the call numbers 597.
Tale of a Great White Fish by Call Number: EZ DeVries Maggie TaleISBN: 1553651251Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction
Topics: Ancient Sturgeon
Summary: Follows the adventures of Big Fish, a 177-year-old sturgeon living in British Columbia's Fraser River, who during her very long life endures and survives such catastrophes as rock slides, lake drainages, and sport fishermen.
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Jangles by Call Number: EZ Shannon David JangleISBN: 9780545143127Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: upaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fictional
Topics: Giant Fish, Fishing Lures
Summary: A father relates to his son the tale of his encounter--and friendship--with a gigantic trout whose enormous jaw is covered with so many lures and fish hooks that he jangles when he swims, but who has never been caught.
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Big Al by Call Number: EZ Clements Andrew BigISBN: 9780780705333Publication Date: 1997RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction
Topics: Fish Rescue, Heroism
Summary: A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he longs for because of his appearance--until the day his scary appearance saves them all from a fisherman's net.
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Fish by Call Number: 597 Parker Steve 2005ISBN: 0756610737Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 72
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Fish Characteristics, Fish Species
Summary: Photographs and text explore the characteristics, habitats, and variety of fishes and other undersea life. Information about tropical fish, eels, seahorses, and more offer a unique "eyewitness" view of fish, how they behave, and how they survive.
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Fabulous Fishes by Call Number: 597 Stockdale Susan 2008ISBN: 9781561454297Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Varieties of Fish
Summary: Fish come in all sorts of interesting shapes, sizes, and colors--and many of them can do amazing things as well. This book introduces young readers to both exotic and familiar fishes in simple, rhyming text. An afterword identifies each animal and tells a little bit about it and where it lives.
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Ocean Creatures
Books about OCEAN CREATURES are shelved under the call numbers 591, 593, and 594.
Sea Stars by Call Number: 593.8 Hirschmann Kris 2003ISBN: 0737713623Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Starfish
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, predators, and life cycle of the sea star, also known as the starfish.
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Giant Squid by Call Number: 594 Fleming Candace 2016ISBN: 9781596435995Publication Date: 2016RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Giant Squid
Summary: This explores the mysterious life of the giant squid. It is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide beyond reach deep within the sea, forcing scientists to piece together their story from those clues they leave behind.
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Star of the Sea by Call Number: 593.9 Halfmann Janet 201ISBN: 9780805090734Publication Date: 2011RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Starfish
Summary: Learn about what life is like for a starfish, also called a sea star. With the ocean her home, an sea star hunts for her morning meal. She grips the rocky shore with sticky feet as she feasts on shellfish. The tide flows back and Sea Star becomes easy prey. But she is built to survive and her story of survival will inspire readers.
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Weird Sea Creatures by Call Number: 591.77 Hoyt Erich 2013ISBN: 9781770851979Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 3-5
Pages: 63
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Creatures of the Deep Sea
Summary: This presents information about 50 animals that live in the deepest part of the sea and have adapted to life in total darkness and intense pressure and cold.
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Wow! Ocean! by Call Number: EZ Neubecker Robert Wow!ISBN: 9781423131137Publication Date: 2011RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: Life in the Oceans, Ocean Exploration
Summary: When Izzy and her sister Jo travel from the mountains to the ocean they find a wealth of things to explore. From beach to tide pools to murky depths-every creature is uncovered in full vibrant color and labeled clearly to help explorers identify their discoveries on future journeys. A great book for any reader who wants to wiggle their toes in the sand or dive right into the deep!
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In the Sea by Call Number: 811 Elliott David 2012ISBN: 9780763644987Publication Date: 2012-02-14RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Poetry Collection
Genre: Poetry
Topics: Sea Creatures
Summary: This is a collection of poems describing the many creatures living in the sea, from the sea horse to the blue whale.
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Secret Seahorse by Call Number: EZ Blackstone Stella SecretISBN: 1905236158Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Board Book
Genre: Fantasy, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Sea Horse, Coral Reefs
Summary: This hide-and-seek, rhyming text follows the search for a speedy seahorse through a coral reef. Reader sare lead past coral reefs and underwater creatures to find a sea horse family hidden in a cave. It includes information at the end about seahorses and coral reefs and the creatures that live there.
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Whales & Dolphins
Books about WHALES and DOLPHINS are shelved under the call number 599.5.
Heartbeat by Call Number: EZ Turk Evan HeartbeatISBN: 9781481435208Publication Date: 2018RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction
Topics: Whales, Environmental Protection
Summary: Separated from her mother, a young whale swims the oceans for decades until she finds a young girl who shares her vision of one planet for which all are responsible.
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Whales by Call Number: 599.5 Stonehouse Bernard 1998ISBN: 0816039224Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 2-6
Pages: 46
Format: Reference Book (Visual Guide)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Kinds of Whales, Whale Relatives
Summary: It describes the various kinds of whales and their relatives, dolphins and porpoises, their life-cycles, and the best locations for humans to see them. Profiles include humpback whales, grey whales, bowheads, belugas, dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, and sperm whales.
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Whale Trails, Before and Now by Call Number: EZ Cline-Ransome Lesa WhaleISBN: 9780805096422Publication Date: 2015RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Whale-Watching Tours
Summary: A young girl helps her father, the captain of a whale boat, on a whale-watching trip and relates how her ancestors hunted whales in the same waters. Includes information on the history of whaling, whale-watching, and the conservation movement to ensure the safety of whales.
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A Killer Whale's World by Call Number: 599.53 Arnold Caroline 2006ISBN: 1404813217Publication Date: 2006RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 24
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Killer Whales, Killer Whale Babies
Summary: This takes readers on an underwater journey in an killer whale's world. It describes the development of a baby killer whale to its maturity.
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Humpback Whales by Call Number: 599.5 MacMillan Dianne 2004ISBN: 1575053470Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Humpback Whales
Summary: It describes the characteristics of one of the largest mammals-humpback whales, including their diet, location, life cycle, and behavior. It explains why they sing, how they they perform such acrobatic jumps, and why their survival is in danger.
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Ocean Friends by Call Number: 591.77 Nelson Robert 2003ISBN: 1559718404Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dolphins and Ocean Friends
Summary: This describes the ocean world of Nai'a, a bottlenose dolphin, and the other marine animals around her, such as introducing dolphins, sea turtles, manta rays and whales. They explore their environment while swimming through coral reefs and sunken ships.
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Meeting Dolphins by Call Number: 599.53 Dudzinski Kathleen 2000ISBN: 0792271297Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Dolphins, Marine Biology
Summary: Dr. Kathleen Dudzinski, marine biologist and subject of the large-format film Dolphins, tells her own story and the story of the dolphins she has come to know and love. The author describes her work studying dolphin communication and her invention of a listening device that allows researchers to tell which of a group of dolphins is vocalizing underwater.
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Dolphins in Danger by Call Number: EZ Lumry Amanda DolphinsISBN: 0974841110Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Dolphin Rescue
Summary: Riley helps save a pod of dolphins that has become trapped in a lagoon in Tahiti.
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Winter's Tail by Call Number: 639.97 Hatkoff Juliana 2011ISBN: 9780545348300Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dolphin Rehabilitation
Summary: Describes the rescue and rehabilitation of a young Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, named Winter, who received an artificial tail after being badly injured when caught in a crab trap.
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Dolphin Baby! by Call Number: 599.5 Davies Nicola 2012ISBN: 9780763655488Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 28
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Mother and Baby Dolphins
Summary: Following his mother, a baby dolphin learns about life under the sea, from catching his first fish to developing his own unique whistle.
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Sharks
Books about SHARKS are shelved under the call number 597.3.
Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks by Call Number: 597.3 Mallory Kenneth 2001ISBN: 0618055436Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Hammerhead Sharks, Challenging Shark Stereotypes
Summary: Travel to Cocos Island in the Pacific Ocean and join an IMAX film-making team for an up close look at hammerhead sharks. Readers will learn about how they are not vicious killers but exhibit some sophisticated social behaviors, including schooling at underwater seamounts in the Pacific Ocean.
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Surprising Sharks by Call Number: 597.3 Davies Nicola 2003ISBN: 0763621854Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 29
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Shark Species
Summary: Introduces many different species of sharks, pointing out such characteristics as the small size of the dwarf lantern shark and the physical characteristics and behavior that makes sharks killing machines.
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Sharks by Call Number: 597.3 McMillan Beverly 2008ISBN: 9781416938675Publication Date: 2008-07-08RL: Grades 2-5
Pages: 64
Format: Reference Book, Interactive (3D)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Shark Species
Summary: This book brings sharks and their relatives to life, with up-to-date information and state-of-the-art 3-D illustrations that practically leap off every page, stimulating minds and imaginations in a whole new way.
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Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug by Call Number: EZ Reed Lynn SharkISBN: 9780062203205Publication Date: 2014RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Shark, Octopus, Friendship
Summary: Shark Kiss, Octopus Hug is a sweet and funny picture book about friendship--under the sea! Charlie the shark and Olivia Octopus were the best friends the ocean had ever seen. All Charlie wanted was a hug. Olivia desperately wished for a kiss. This is the story of how they both found what they were looking for.
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Shark in the Sea by Call Number: EZ Ryder Joanne SharkISBN: 0688149103Publication Date: 1997RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: A Shark's Day
Summary: This encourages readers to imagine the life of a mighty shark. Become one of the most feared predators on earth Imagine changing into a great white shark, with a huge muscular body and teeth like daggers. It blends scientific information with exciting illustrations, and an evocative text.
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The Truth about Great White Sharks by Call Number: 597.33 Cerullo Mary 2000ISBN: 0811824675Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Great White Sharks
Summary: Take a trip to the ocean's depth to learn the truth about these infamous creatures. From the most current information on their swimming habits and ancient ancestors to details about their conveyor belt of teeth, armored skin and super senses, kids will be fascinated by these amazing creatures. Special sidebars offer extra information on what it's like to dive in a shark cage, how to measure a great white, and its different nicknames around the world.
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Books about BUGS and INSECTS are shelved under the call number 595.7.
I Like Bugs by Call Number: EZ Siminovich Lorena IISBN: 9780763648022Publication Date: 2010RL: Preschool
Pages:
Format: Board Book, Interactive (Sensory & Texture)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Insects and Bugs
Summary: Collage illustrations and simple text invite the reader to explore the world of insects through touch and senses, from one dragonfly to five busy bugs.
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Ladybugs by Call Number: 595.76 Posada Mia 2002ISBN: 0876143346Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Ladybugs
Summary: Enter the tiny world of ladybugs to see how they grow into bright flying beetles with vivid red coats and shiny black spots.
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Insect by Call Number: 595.7 Mound L.A. 2007ISBN: 9780756630041Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 72
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Kinds of Insects, Insect Behavior
Summary: This is an informative guide to the extraordinary world of insects. Photos of beetles, bugs, bees, butterflies, and more give the reader a unique "eyewitness" insight into the variety and complexity of insects, their structure, life cycles and behavior.
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What to Expect When You're Expecting Larvae by Call Number: 595.713 Heos Bridget 2011ISBN: 9780761358589Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book, Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Insect Parenting
Summary: An introduction to how insects give birth and care for their young. Congratulations, insect parents-to-be! Read this book to find out all of your parenting questions, including where to lay your eggs, how many babies to expect, what they'll eat, and how to keep them safe from harm.
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Bug Shots by Call Number: 595.7 Siy Alexandra 2011ISBN: 9780823422869Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 40
Format: Reference Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Insect Magnification, Insect Crimes
Summary: This book uses photo micrographs to magnify insect parts from 10 to 300,000 times their actual sizes. "Rap sheets" describe the major categories of bugs and it gives a very close look at some of types of insect "crimes," like robbing food from gardens and killing plants.
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Bug Zoo by Call Number: 595.7 Baker Nick 2010ISBN: 9780756661663Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 64
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Insect Habitats, Feeding Insects
Summary: Naturalist Nick Baker shows the reader how to make miniature habitats for insects, snails and worms, some interesting aspects of their lives and how to feed the contained creatures.
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Insect Detective by Call Number: 595.7 Voake Steve 2012ISBN: 9780763658168Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 28
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Insect Observations
Summary: An enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects. Includes hands-on activities. Guided by this book, readers will happily become insect detectives.
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Insectigations by Call Number: QL467.2 .B59 2005 gr.2-5ISBN: 1556525680Publication Date: 2005Grades 2-5
Pages: 133
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Insect Experiments and Projects
Summary: This resource includes experiments, art projects, and games to help kids explore the world of insects, from butterflies to beetles to crickets.
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The Big Bug Book by Call Number: 595.7 Facklam Margery 1994ISBN: 0316273899Publication Date: 1994RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Large Insects, Insect Size
Summary: It describes thirteen of the world's largest insects, including the birdwing butterfly and the Goliath beetle.
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Starting with Nature Bug Book by Call Number: 595.7 Hickman Pamela 1999ISBN: 1550744755Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Identifying Bugs and Insects
Summary: This introduces nearly 50 bugs using information, projects, and amazing facts. Kids will find out fascinating information and little-known facts to help them identify bugs and insects of all kinds. It also includes investigative activities and experiments.
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Bugs and Bugsicles by Call Number: 597.714 Hansen Amy 2010ISBN: 9781590782699Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Insect Survival in Winter
Summary: Every fall, insects disappear. And every spring, they return. Where do they go? The dragonfly dies, leaving its young safe in the muddy bottom of a stream. The monarch butterfly sails the air to dry mountains in Mexico. The Arctic woolly bear caterpillar becomes a "bugsicle"--It freezes solid, then thaws out to live another day. The insects' movements are recreated to reveal their secrets to survival.
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Insectlopedia by Call Number: 811 Florian Douglas 1998ISBN: 0152013067Publication Date: 1998RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 47
Format: Poetry Collection, Picture Book
Genre: Poetry, Informational
Topics: Insects in Art
Summary: It presents twenty-one short poems about such insects as the inchworm, termite, cricket, and ladybug.
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Step Gently Out by Call Number: 811.54 Frost Helen 2012ISBN: 9780763656010Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Bugs-Eye View of Nature
Summary: Stunning close-up photography shows readers a bug's-eye view of nature and encourages them t experience the world outside their doors. Back matter includes descriptions of the insects and spiders in the book.
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The Very Quiet Cricket by Call Number: EZ Carle Eric Very4ISBN: 0399218858Publication Date: 1990RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 28
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction
Topics: Cricket Sounds
Summary: A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.
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Garden Friends by Call Number: 591.7554 Garden 2010ISBN: 9780756661687Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades K - 1
Pages: 31
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Insects in the Garden
Summary: A child greets some of the animals living in a garden, including a butterfly, bee, grasshopper, frog, worm, spider, and more.
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Ultimate Bugopedia by Call Number: 595.703 Murawski Darlyne 2013ISBN: 9781426313776Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 2-6
Pages: 271
Format: Reference Book (Encyclopedia)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Insect Worlds, Habits and Habitats
Summary: An introduction to the hidden worlds of popular insects profiles their habits, habitats, and diets while providing thematic spreads that share additional historical and geographical fun facts.
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Beetles and Ants
The Beetle Book by Call Number: 595.76 Jenkins Steve 2012ISBN: 9780547680842Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 21
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Beetle Species, Survival
Summary: The beetle world is vast: one out of every four living things on earth is a beetle. This book introduces readers to a variety of beetle species with information on unique characteristics and how these insects have adapted to survive.
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The Life and Times of the Ant by Call Number: 595.79 Micucci Charles 2003ISBN: 0618005595Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Characteristics of Ants, Resourcefulness
Summary: Describes the evolution, physical characteristics, behavior, and social nature of ants.
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Bees
Books about BEES are shelved under the call number 595.79.
- The Life Cycle of a Bee by Call Number: 595.79 Trumbauer Lisa 2003ISBN: 0736814507Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bee Development, Life Cycle
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of a bee.
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Busy Buzzy Bee by Call Number: 595.79 Wallace Karen 1999ISBN: 0789447592Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bee Behavior, Communication
Summary: It explains the behavior and lives of bees, discussing how they collect nectar from flowers, care for their eggs and queen bee, and communicate with each other.
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The Life Cycle of a Honeybee by Call Number: 595.79 Kalman Bobbie 2004ISBN: 0778706648Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Benefit of Honeybees, Life Cycle
Summary: It describes the development of the honeybee and each stage of its life cycle from egg to adult. It also shows the benefits of honeybees for the environment and humans.
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The Hive Detectives by Call Number: 638 Burns Loree 2010ISBN: 9780547152318Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 66
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bee Colony Collapse
Summary: Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work. Readers will explore the lives of these fuzzy, buzzy insects and learn what might happen to us if they are gone.
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Flight of the Honey Bee by Call Number: 595.79 Huber Raymond 2013ISBN: 9780763667603Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 29
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bee Pollination
Summary: It demonstrates how Scout the bee searches for nectar to sustain her hive and pollinates flowers to produce seeds and fruits. Back matter includes information about protecting bees.
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In the Trees, Honey Bees by Call Number: 595.79 Mortensen Lori 2009ISBN: 9781584691143Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bee Hives, Honeybee Colonies
Summary: This inside-the-hive view of a wild colony of honeybees offers close-up views of the queen, the cells, even bee eggs. The reader is left with admiration for the remarkable lives of honeybees, whether in the hive or in the field.
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The Buzz on Bees by Call Number: 638 Rotner Shelley 2010ISBN: 9780823422470Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Disappearance of Honeybees
Summary: Honeybees, which pollinate many types of plants, are disappearing. Readers will learn the possible explanations for bees' disappearance, what beekeepers and scientists are doing to address the problem, and what they can do.
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UnBEElievables by Call Number: 811 Florian Douglas 2012ISBN: 9781442426528Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Poetry Collection, Picture Book
Genre: Poetry
Topics: Honey Bees, Inside a Honeycomb
Summary: Come inside the honeycomb--a busy, buzzy, bee-filled home--and learn about the unexpected wonders of these tiny insects' lifestyles, families, and communities. fourteen funny, honeybee poems and paintings explore the natural history of these often-unappreciated critters, revealing them to be a totally cool--and totally important part of our ecosystem.
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Spiders
Books about SPIDERS are shelved under the call number 595.4.
Spiders and Their Web Sites by Call Number: 595.4 Facklam Margery 2001ISBN: 0316273295Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Twelve Spider Species
Summary: A spider's web is its communication center. Not only do spiders have to choose the right site for their networks, but they also make the material to build them with. This provides a close-up look at the physical characteristics and habits of twelve different spiders and daddy long legs.
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Spiders by Call Number: 595.4 Heinrichs Ann 2004ISBN: 0756505909Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Spider Species, Characteristics
Summary: It describes different types of spiders and their physical characteristics, how they reproduce, and discusses the importance of webs.
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Up, up, and Away by Call Number: 595.4 Wadsworth Ginger 2009ISBN: 9781580892216Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool -Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Spider Homes, Spider Webs
Summary: It chronicles the real-life drama of one spider as she eats, grows, spins a dragline of silk and soars up, up, and away to find a home of her own.
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Spiders' Secrets by Call Number: 595.4 Platt Richard 2010ISBN: 9780756662844Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 48
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Spider Characteristics
Summary: It describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of various kinds of spiders, including the black widow, tarantula, and water spider.
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Butterflies & Caterpillars
Books about BUTTERFLIES and CATERPILLARS are shelved under the call number 595.78.
Butterflies by Call Number: 595.78 Bishop Nic 2011ISBN: 9780545284349Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 31
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Butterfly Metamorphosis
Summary: Describes the life cycle of butterflies, from a tiny egg into a caterpillar, to a metamorphosizing pupa, and finally into a beautiful winged butterfly. A glossary at the end of the book reinforces key terms.
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It's a Butterfly's Life by Call Number: 595.78 Kelly Irene 2007ISBN: 082341860XPublication Date: 2007RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Butterflies, Metamorphosis, Migration,
Summary: It traces the life cycle of butterflies, and provides interesting data about them, including winter hibernation, butterfly species and migration patterns. It is designed like a sketchbook.
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Creeping Caterpillars by Call Number: 595.78 Nelson Robin 2017ISBN: 9781512408805Publication Date: 2016-08-01RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Caterpillars
Summary: This title examines different aspects of caterpillars, including their body parts and structure, their habitat, their eating behavior, and what they do--from how they move to what role they play in the ecosystem.
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Caterpillar, Caterpillar by Call Number: 595.78 French Vivian 1995ISBN: 1564022064Publication Date: 1993RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Garden Insects
Summary: A girl learns about caterpillars and butterflies as she watches her grandfather grow them on the nettles in his garden.
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Butterfly and Moth by Call Number: 595.78 Whalley Paul 2000ISBN: 0789458322Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 63
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Behavior of Butterflies and Moths
Summary: Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, growth from pupa to larva to adult, and other aspects.
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Clara Caterpillar by Call Number: EZ Edwards Pamela ClaraISBN: 0060289953Publication Date: 2001RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Butterfly Metamorphosis, Camouflage
Summary: By camouflaging herself, Clara Caterpillar, who becomes a cream-colored butterfly, courageously saves Catisha the crimson-colored butterfly from a hungry crow.
The test uses alliteration.
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Fly, Monarch! Fly! by Call Number: 595.78 Wallace Nancy 200ISBN: 9780761454250Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: Monarch Butterflies, Migration
Summary: Join Minna, Pip, Mom, and Dad on a visit to Butterfly Place as they meet Bert the Butterfly Man. They hunt for monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars, and see the amazing change from pupa to adult monarch butterfly. They learn all about monarchs, metamorphosis, and monarch migration.
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Hurry and the Monarch by Call Number: EZ Ó Flatharta Antoine HurryISBN: 0375830030Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Informational
Topics: Monarch Butterflies, Migration
Summary: When the beautiful orange Monarch on her fall migration route from Canada to Mexico stops to rest at Wichita Falls, Texas, she makes friends with an old tortoise called Hurry. Embedded in this lyrical and tender fictional presentation are the fascinating facts about the amazing 2,000-mile migration and the life cycle of butterflies. An afterword provides additional scientific data.
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Books about BIRDS are shelved under the call number 598.
Look Up! by Call Number: 598.072 Cate Annette 2013ISBN: 9780763645618Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 51
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Bird Species, Bird Watching
Summary: A conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching featuring quirky full-color illustrations portray dozens of birds chatting about their distinctive characteristics, including color, shape, plumage, and beak and foot types.
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Birds by Call Number: 598 Davies Nicola 2003ISBN: 0753456176Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 47
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Bird Behavior & Characteristics
Summary: An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of birds. Readers will look in detail at the bodies of birds and learn how they fly, feed, communicate, reproduce, and raise their young. It includes instructions for projects about birds.
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Bird Boy by Call Number: JUV Hill Elizabeth BirdISBN: 0374307237Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 55
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Multicultural
Topics: Cormorants, Fishing in China
Summary: Chang, a mute Chinese boy whose father uses cormorants to fish, is pleased when he is finally old enough to help with the Big Catch and the raising of a new bird.
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Bizarre Birds by Call Number: 598 Wechsler Doug 1999ISBN: 1563977605Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bird Habitats
Summary: Text and photographs explore the unique habits of birds from our back yards and around the world.
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How to Heal a Broken Wing by Call Number: EZ Graham Bob HowISBN: 9780763639037Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Wildlife Rescue
Summary: When Will finds a bird with a broken wing, he takes it home and cares for it, hoping in time it will be able to return to the sky.
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About Woodpeckers by Call Number: 598.7 Sill Cathryn 2018ISBN: 9781682630044Publication Date: 2018RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Woodpecker Characteristics
Summary: This beginner's guide offers a thoughtful first glimpse into the world of woodpeckers. It explains what woodpeckers are, how and where they live, and what they do. It describes the basic characteristics that all woodpeckers share, while offering a closer look at a number of these distinctive birds - from the Yellow-fronted Woodpeckers that live in South American rainforests to the majestic Pileated Woodpeckers of North American forests.
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Today at the Bluebird Café by Call Number: 811 Ruddell Deborah 2007ISBN: 9780689871535Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 1-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Poetry Collection, Picture Book
Genre: Poetry, Informational
Topics: Bird Personalities
Summary: A world of birds unfolds in twenty-two vivid poems that capture the unique personalities of birds from backyard blue jays to toucans and cockatoos. It's all-you-can-eat at the Bluebird Café, A grasshopper-katydid-cricket buffet, with berries and snails and a bluebottle fly, a sip of the lake and a bite of the sky.
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Bird Talk by Call Number: 598.159 Judge Lita 2012ISBN: 9781596436466Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bird Songs, Bird Communication
Summary: Birds have lots of ways of communicating: They sing and talk, dance and drum, cuddle and fight. But what does all of the bird talk mean?
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Purple Little Bird by Call Number: EZ Foley Greg PurpleISBN: 9780062008282Publication Date: 2011RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Bird Homes, Colors
Summary: Purple Little Bird leaves his almost-perfect purple home in search of a better place, but although Brown Bear, Yellow Camel, and others live in very nice places, none is quite right for him.
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Birds of Prey
Books about BIRDS OF PREY are shelved under the call number 598.9.
Raptor! by Call Number: 598.9 Laubach Christyna 2002ISBN: 1580174450Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 118
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Raptor Species, Characteristics
Summary: It describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and different species of raptors.
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The Bald Eagle by Call Number: 598.9 Barghusen Joan 1999ISBN: 1560062541Publication Date: 1998-09-01RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 96
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bald Eagles, Threats & Protection
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and habits of bald eagles, threats to their existence, changes in their habitats, and efforts to protect these birds.
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The Eagles Are Back by Call Number: 598.9 George Jean 2013ISBN: 9780803737716Publication Date: 2013-03-21RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Earth’s Crust
Summary: Presents a tribute to the efforts of dedicated volunteers who helped save the American bald eagle from extinction, including the story of a young boy who helped hatch an eaglet.
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Arrowhawk by Call Number: JUV Schaefer Lola ArrowhawkISBN: 0805063714Publication Date: 2004-05-01RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Hawks, Poaching, Survival
Summary: Based on the true story of a bird of prey's survival after being struck by a poacher's arrow. Arrowhawk survives eight weeks in the wild with a poacher's arrow through his thigh and tail. Stunning illustrations capture his remarkable journey from peril and rescue to eventual freedom.
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Soaring with the Wind by Call Number: 598.9 Gibbons Gail 1998ISBN: 068813730XPublication Date: 1998RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bald Eagles
Summary: Describes the characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the bald eagle.
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Birds of Prey by Call Number: 598.9 Barth Kelly 2000ISBN: 1560064935Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 112
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Endangered Birds of Prey
Summary: Discusses birds of prey and their endangered status, including the problem of pesticides, the struggle for space and resources, breeding in captivity and reintroduction to the wild, and worldwide recovery efforts.
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Water Birds
Moonbird by Call Number: 598.072 Hoose Phillip 2012ISBN: 9780374304683Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 148
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Arctic Red Knots, Bird Migration
Summary: Documents the survival tale of an intrepid shorebird who has endured annual migrations between Argentina and the Canadian Arctic throughout the course of a long lifetime while his species continues to decline.
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A Beach for the Birds by Call Number: 598.3 McMillan Bruce 1993ISBN: 0395640504Publication Date: 1993RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Coastal Terns
Summary: Discusses the physical characteristics and habits of the endangered Least Terns and describes the Maine beach where they spend the summer and raise their young, alongside their human neighbors.
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Seabird in the Forest by Call Number: 598.3 Dunning Joan 2011ISBN: 9781590787151Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sea Bird Nests
Summary: Until the 1970s, no one knew where the marbled murrelet laid its eggs. The little bird seemed to live entirely at sea. This book presents the amazing story of this bird based on facts uncovered only in the last few decades. It focuses on the nest of one pair of murrelets and their newborn chick, hidden in the canopy of the old-growth forests along the California coast and the secret life of these birds before their fledgling sets off for the sea.
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Mud City by Call Number: EZ Guiberson Brenda MudISBN: 0805071776Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Flamingos Life Cycle
Summary: Follow a flamingo from egg through adulthood in this fascinating tale. On a muddy mound in a salty lake, a mother and father flamingo take turns protecting their egg from the hot sun. The eggs hatches and the chick grows into an adult, finds a mate, and returns to the lake to build a nest.
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Turnagain Ptarmigan! Where Did You Go? by Call Number: EZ Guenther James TurnagainISBN: 1570612374Publication Date: 2000RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Ptarmigans, Alaska State Bird
Summary: A child watches as a ptarmigan changes its appearance and actions as the seasons change.
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Endangered Birds
Parrots over Puerto Rico by Call Number: 598.7 Roth Susan 2013ISBN: 9781620140048Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Puerto Rico, Parrots
Summary: A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species
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Kite by Call Number: YA Burgess Melvin KiteISBN: 0374342288Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 181
Format: Novel (Young Adult)
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Endangered Red Kites
Summary: Although the landowner for whom his father works as a gamekeeper hates all birds of prey, Taylor and his friend raise an endangered red kite in secret.
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Condor's Egg by Call Number: EZ London Jonathan Condor'sISBN: 0811802604Publication Date: 1994RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction
Topics: California Condors
Summary: Two of the last California condors living in the wild hatch an egg.
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Olivia's Birds by Call Number: 598 Bouler Olivia 2011ISBN: 9781402786655Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Bird Conservation, Oil Spill Clean Up
Summary: Eleven-year-old Olivia Bouler has drawn and illustrated a brief guide to endangered birds in an effort use book sales to contribute to the clean-up expenses for the oil contamination of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Uh-Oh, Dodo! by Call Number: EZ Sattler Jennifer Uh-ohISBN: 1590789296Publication Date: 2013RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Dodo Adventures
Summary: Meet Dodo! He loves an adventure. The curious, spunky little bird takes long walks with his mother that provide plenty of opportunities for mischief and excitement while demonstrating how adventures can be fun even when things go wrong. This entertaining read-aloud will have young fans shouting "Uh-oh, Dodo!" on every page.
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Backyard Birds
Backyard Birds by Call Number: 598 Latimer Jonathan 1999ISBN: 0395952107Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bird Identification
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, voices, and habitats of a variety of common birds, arranged by their color. Includes the Peterson System of identifying birds by their unique markings.
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A Poet's Bird Garden by Call Number: EZ Montenegro Laura Poet'sISBN: 9780374360382Publication Date: 2007RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: Bird Gardens
Summary: After Chirpie the bird escapes from her cage and flies into a tree, a group of poets decides that the best way to entice her down is to create a garden full of seeds, water, hiding places, and materials for building a nest.
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Birdsongs by Call Number: EZ Franco Betsy BirdISBN: 0689877773Publication Date: 2007RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Bird Songs
Summary: Throughout the day and into the night various birds sing their songs, beginning with the woodpecker who taps a pole ten times and counting down to the hummingbird who calls once. Celebrate neighborhood birds in this poetic picture book, and count their sounds backward from ten to one, until all is quiet in the yard again.
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Bird Talk by Call Number: EZ Jonas Ann BirdISBN: 0688141749Publication Date: 1999RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Bird Songs, Bird Communication
Summary: Portrays a variety of birds and their calls, using the "memory phrases" that birdwatchers have devised to help them hear and remember bird songs. There are sixty-three bird species talking their way through this funny backyard story.
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Swallows in the Birdhouse by Call Number: 598.8 Swinburne Stephen 2005ISBN: 1590783298Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Swallows, Birdhouses
Summary: Two children put up a birdhouse in their backyard and watch as a pair of tree swallows build a nest and raise six babies before migrating south in the fall. Includes information about tree swallows and about birdhouses.
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It's a Hummingbird's Life by Call Number: 598.7 Kelly Irene 2003ISBN: 0823416585Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Hummingbirds, Migration
Summary: This very decorative book with many small paintings of birds, flowers, a and nests, follows the ruby-throated humming bird through the year and tells a little about many facets of its life: mating, nesting, bringing up chicks, feeding, bathing, flying, defending territory, and migrating enormous distances to Mexico, Central America, or South America for the winter.
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Owls
Books about OWLS are shelved under the call number 598.9.
Owls by Call Number: 598.9 O'Connor Rebecca 2003ISBN: 1560069228Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Owl Characteristics, Conservation
Summary: Explains what owls are, the habitats they live in, interaction between humans and owls, problems they face, and attempts to conserve them.
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Owls by Call Number: 598.9 Markle Sandra 2004ISBN: 1575057298Publication Date: 2004-01-08RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 39
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Owls as Night Hunters
Summary: Discusses the physical characteristics, life cycle, and behavior of owls, focusing on how they hunt their prey.
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Books about PLANTS are shelved under the call numbers 574 to 583.
Plant Parts by Call Number: 580 Spilsbury, Richard 2008ISBN: 9781432914998Publication Date: 2008-08-05RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Plant Parts and Features
Summary: A book that answers basic questions about plants. It describes plant habitats, features and various parts of plants, such as flowers, seeds, roots, trunks, and more.
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Plants by Call Number: 580 Waldron Melanie 2014ISBN: 9781432978129Publication Date: 2014RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Types of Plants, Plant Features, Plant Survival
Summary: Readers learn about different types of plants, their features and processes. It explains the adaptations they make to survive in a variety of habitats. Three experiments related to plants are included.
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Plant Reproduction by Call Number: 575.6 Spilsbury Richard 2008ISBN: 9781432915018Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book (Photographic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Plant Reproduction
Summary: It describes how plants develop, how they pollinate, how insects help plants and more.
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Wildflowers Around the Year by Call Number: 582.13 Ryden Hope 2001ISBN: 0395858143Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 90
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Wildflowers
Summary: This introduces readers to more than thirty wildflowers found in backyards, vacant lots, and swamps across the country, from the common dandelion to the rare and delicate nodding ladies' tresses. It tells the story behind the name of each flower and describes the relationship each has with its pollinators
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Plant Biology Science Projects by Call Number: QK52.6 .H47 1995ISBN: 0471049832Publication Date: 1995Grades 5-10
Pages: 165
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Plant Biology, Botany Projects
Summary: This guide for young adults includes a variety of experiments that provide understanding of how plants grow. These experiments can be performed in the home with standard equipment. It is organized by categories, such as seeds, light, and soil.
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Seeds & How Plants Grow
Plants Grow! by Call Number: 571.8 Wade Mary 2009ISBN: 9780766031524Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Plant Life Cycle, Seeds
Summary: Readers will learn about the life cycle of a plant, development of plant parts and seeds. They can watch a seed grow using the included science experiment.
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From Bean to Bean Plant by Call Number: 583 Ganeri Anita 2006ISBN: 1403478619Publication Date: 2006RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life Cycle of Plants, Bean Plants
Summary: It follows the life cycle of a bean from the time it is a seed until it makes new seeds itself.
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A Seed Grows by Call Number: 571.8 Hickman Pamela 1997ISBN: 1550742000Publication Date: 1997-06-30RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 15
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Flaps)
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: From Seed to Watermelon, Plant Life Cycle
Summary: Sam plants a tiny seed in the ground, and something amazing happens - a watermelon grows! Follow the growth of this plant, by peeking inside a sprouting seed to harvesting of the fruit. the process is depicted with flaps that reader can open.
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The Tiny Seed by Call Number: 582 Carle Eric 1990ISBN: 9780887081552Publication Date: 1990RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life Cycle of Plants, Seeds
Summary: A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.
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Seeds and Seedlings by Call Number: 582 Pascoe Elaine 1997ISBN: 1567111785Publication Date: 1996Grades 1-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Seed Formation, Plant Reproduction
Summary: It describes how seeds are formed, how they grow, what they look like, how they reproduce, and how they make food. It provides instructions for related hands-on science projects.
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It's Harvest Time! by Call Number: 581.4 McElroy Jean 2010ISBN: 9781442403529Publication Date: 2010RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Interactive (Flaps)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Seeds Growing into Fruits and Vegetables
Summary: Watch seeds grow right before your eyes. Readers can guess which fruits or vegetables will emerge from a variety of seeds depicted on a series of fold-out flaps that show them as they take root in the soil, sprout from the ground, and, finally, become healthy foods.
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Once There Was a Seed by Call Number: 581.4 Anderson Judith 2010ISBN: 9780764144936Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Realistic Fiction
Topics: Life Cycle of Plants
Summary: A girl in this story plants seeds with her grandfather, and then tends her new plant, giving it water and sunlight. As she watches her plants grown, readers are Introduced to the life cycle of plants, from a seed, to sprouting roots and leaves, to forming a mature plant or flower which contains new seeds. Notes for parents and teachers that follow each story suggest activities, further reading, and websites related to the book's theme.
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A Seed Is Sleepy by Call Number: 581.4 Aston Dianna 2007ISBN: 0811855201Publication Date: 2007-03-01RL: Preschool - K
Pages: 28
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Seeds
Summary: The book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and plant facts, making it a guide that is equally at home being read on a parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle.
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Trees
Books about TREES are shelved under the call numbers 574.5, 582.16, and 583.
Where Would I Be in an Evergreen Tree? by Call Number: 577.3 Blomgren Jennifer 2004ISBN: 1570614148Publication Date: 2004RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Evergreen Tree, Plant Ecosystem
Summary: This story-in-verse explores the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through the ecosystem of an evergreen tree. The tree's life cycle is illustrated by the variety of plants and animals it supports.
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The Secret Life of Trees by Call Number: 582.16 Chevallier Chiara 1999ISBN: 0789447614Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 31
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Parts of Trees
Summary: It details the parts and inner lives of trees and all the organisms that live within them.
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It Starts with a Seed by Call Number: 582.16 Knowles Laura 2017ISBN: 9781910277263Publication Date: 2017RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life Cycle of Trees,
Summary: Take a journey through the seasons and years as a seed transforms from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page. As the tree grows, it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures who make it their home.
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The Gift of the Tree by Call Number: 574.5 Tresselt Alvin 1992ISBN: 0688106846Publication Date: 1992RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life Cycle of Trees, Oak Tree
Summary: It traces the life cycle of an oak tree and describes the animals that depend on it for shelter and food.
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A Tree Is a Plant by Call Number: 583 Bulla Clyde 2001ISBN: 0060281715Publication Date: 2001RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Life Cycle of Trees, Apple Trees
Summary: In this book, readers will learn about a tree's life cycle through the seasons, how a tree grows, and how it gets food and water. It also explains how to figure out a tree's age.
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The Big Tree by Call Number: 582.16 Hiscock Bruce 1991ISBN: 0689315988Publication Date: 1991RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Maple Trees, Life Cycle of a Tree
Summary: It follows the growth of a large old maple tree from a seed during the American Revolution to its maturity in the late twentieth century.
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Tell Me, Tree by Call Number: 582.16 Gibbons Gail 2002ISBN: 0316309036Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades K - 3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Identifying Tree Species, Tree Parts
Summary: This book introduces trees, leaves, and their importance in nature. It features a special section on how children can make a tree identification book of their own.
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Gardens
Books about GARDENS are shelved under the call number 635.
The Garden by Call Number: 581 Serafini Frank 2008ISBN: 9781554532100Publication Date: 2008RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 42
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Close-ups of Garden Objects
Summary: Take a journey of discovery inside the garden through the magic of close-up photography. First identify the object in a super-close-up picture, then turn to the next page to see the entire picture.
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Isabella's Garden by Call Number: EZ Millard Glenda Isabella'sISBN: 9780763660161Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Garden Growth and Change
Summary: In Isabella's garden, amazing things come from the tiniest of seeds as they bloom and flourish and make way for a whole new season of growth.
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101 Kid-Friendly Plants by Call Number: 635 Krezel Cindy 2007ISBN: 9781883052546Publication Date: 2008Grades 1-6
Pages: 160
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Kid-Friendly Plants, Gardening Tips & Projects
Summary: This is a comprehensive guide to indoor and outdoor gardening for kids. It includes information about how to plant nontoxic plants, including flowers, trees, vegetable, and houseplants, and includes family garden projects as well as photographs. Gardening projects are presented to help children and parents to plant together.
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Planting a Rainbow by Call Number: EZ Ehlert Lois PlantingISBN: 0152626093Publication Date: 1988RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Realistic Fiction
Topics: Planting Flowers, Colors
Summary: A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden. This book teaches children about colors and helps them learn how to nurture plants.
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Gardening with Children by Call Number: 635 Gardening 2007ISBN: 1889538302Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 1-6
Pages: 114
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Gardening Projects
Summary: This book gives step-by-step instructions for more than forty garden-related projects, experiments, exploration, and handicraft, including soil searches, herbariums, scarecrows, and dissecting flowers.
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It's Our Garden by Call Number: 635.083 Ancona George 2013ISBN: 9780763653927Publication Date: 2013-01-08RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Community Gardens
Summary: This is a close-up look at a school-community garden and its enthusiastic gardeners. Every student has a role in making the garden flourish, from choosing and planting seeds in the spring to releasing butterflies in the summer to harvesting in the fall to protecting the beds for the winter.
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Our Organic Garden by Call Number: 635.0484 McKenzie Precious 2012ISBN: 9781617417672Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Organic Gardens, Gardening
Summary: This explains what organic gardening is, how to start an organic garden, and how organic gardening benefits the earth.
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Zinnia's Flower Garden by Call Number: EZ Wellington Monica Zinnia'sISBN: 9780142407875Publication Date: 2007-01-11RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Flowers, Flower Gardens
Summary: Zinnia plants a garden, eagerly waits for the plants to grow, sells the beautiful flowers, then gathers seeds to plant the following year.
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How Groundhog's Garden Grew by Call Number: EZ Cherry Lynne HowISBN: 0439323711Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy
Topics: Vegetable Gardens, Tending Plants
Summary: Squirrel teaches Little Groundhog how to plant and tend a vegetable garden.
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First Garden by Call Number: 712.09753 Gourley Robbin 2011ISBN: 9780547482248Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 36
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: The White House Gardens, Vegetable Gardens
Summary: The White House kitchen garden, part of Michelle Obama's campaign to encourage healthful eating, was established in 2009. This book tells the story of Mrs. Obama's garden, and the other gardens that came before It concludes with a list of favorite White House recipes from the garden.
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The Growing Classroom by Call Number: SB55 .J34 2007ISBN: 9780915873487Publication Date: 2007Grades 1-6
Pages: 464
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Outdoor Gardens, Garden Ecology
Summary: This book has activities for teaching plant science, environmental awareness, and nutrition in classrooms and gardens to elementary students. The activities combine observation and experimentation in gardens and outdoor labs. Topics include gardening, plant cycles, nutrients, soil, weather, garden ecology, and garden creatures.
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A Seed Was Planted/Sembré una Semilla by Call Number: EZ Palazeti Toulla SeedISBN: 9781932748895Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Bilingual
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Seeds, Plant Growth, Sharing
Languages: Spanish, English
Summary: A wonderful cycle of giving begins when a seed is planted. Pieces and sprouts of a walnut tree are passed along from one person to that person's friend and on to that friend's neighbor and on and on and on. The circle of giving creates a new crop of trees (supporting the idea of reforestation) and instills traditional values of sharing and caring.
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I Heard It from Alice Zucchini by Call Number: 811 Havill Juanita 2006ISBN: 0811839621Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 29
Format: Picture Book, Poetry Collection
Genre: Informational, Poetry
Summary: these twenty whimsical poems celebrate the joys of a garden from start to finish. invites you to join in the Pea Pod Chant, wander through the Rhubarb Forest, dance with the Dainty Doily Dill Weed, gossip with Alice Zucchini, and hold your breath on the pumpkin's enchanted evening.
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Books about MICROORGANISMS are shelved under the call numbers 571, 579, 616, and 617.
Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Tiny Germs by Call Number: 571.6 Nye Bill 2005ISBN: 0786805439Publication Date: 2005-05-15RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 47
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Germs, Staying Healthy
Summary: There are more germs on Earth than all other living things combined. This gives readers an informative look at germs, the various types, and the different purposes they serve (both good and bad), Find out about germs and how to stay healthy, with eleven experiments.
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Achoo! by Call Number: 616.92 Romanek Trudee 2003ISBN: 1553374509Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 40
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: How Germs Cause Illness, Vaccines
Summary: It describes what germs are, why they make us sick, how your body fights them, and how vaccines protect us from germs.
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Germs by Call Number: 616 Nardo Don 2003ISBN: 1590182553Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 128
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Overview of Germs, Microbiology
Summary: Explains the evolution of germs, how they are discovered, how they are treated, why some are resistant to antibiotics, how others are helpful to the healing process, how they are used as weapons, and medical breakthroughs in the world of microbiology and medicine.
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Your Body Battles a Skinned Knee by Call Number: 617.5 Cobb Vicki 2009ISBN: 9780822568148Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book, Comic Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Germ Invasion
Summary: Your body works quickly to protect you from a germ invasion. Nerve cells sound an alarm that you're hurt. Blood cells rush in to fight germs that come in through the scrape, and skin cells make new skin for your knee. Readers get a close look at this body battle with comic illustrations and ground-breaking photomicrographs.
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Extremely Weird Micro Monsters by Call Number: 595 Lovett Sarah 1996ISBN: 156261293XPublication Date: 1996RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Unusual Microorganisms
Summary: Photographs and drawings introduce twenty unusual microscopic organisms, including the red blood cell, influenza virus, head louse, and red spider mite.
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Yuck! by Call Number: 579 Snedden Robert 1996ISBN: 0689806760Publication Date: 1996RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Magnification
Summary: Everyday materials like hair and food particles are magnified to look like horrifying objects.
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Protists by Call Number: 579 Arato Rona 2010ISBN: 9780778753773Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Microscopic Organisms, Protists
Summary: This book shows how this group's unusal members are classified according to an absence of a feature, such as the lack of complicated cell structure. Learn about organisms such as algae, amoebae, and slime molds--all of them protists. Case histories examine the importance of plankton to the marine food chains and the role of protists in various diseases.
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It's a Fungus among Us by Call Number: 579.5 Billups Carla 2017ISBN: 9781633221543Publication Date: 2017RL: Grades 3-5
Pages: 80
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Fungi, Benefits of Fungi
Summary: Provides an introduction to the many varieties of fungi that exist and describes the good uses for the organisms as well as the problems that fungi can cause.
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Microscopes and Magnifying Lenses by Call Number: 502 VanCleave Janice 199ISBN: 058530405XPublication Date: 1993-01-01RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 100
Format: Reference Book, Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Experiments with Microscopes
Summary: This book shares ideas and directions for preparing science fair projects using microscopes or magnifying lenses in biology and chemistry experiments.
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Books about ENDANGERED SPECIES and WILDLIFE CONSERVATION are shelved under the call numbers 591, 598,and 599.
Endangered Rhinoceros by Call Number: 599.68 Kalman Bobbie 2004ISBN: 0778718522Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Rhinos
Summary: This discusses the five living types of rhinoceroses, their characteristics, and what is being done to keep them from becoming extinct.
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Endangered Sea Turtles by Call Number: 597.92 Kalman Bobbie 2004ISBN: 0778718530Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sea Turtles
Summary: Discusses the eight types of sea turtles, their characteristics, and what is being done to keep them from becoming extinct.
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Pandas and Other Endangered Species by Call Number: 599.789 Osborne Mary 2012ISBN: 9780375870255Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 118
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Giant Pandas
Summary: This is the non-fiction companion book to the Magic Tree House #48. Readers can learn about giant pandas and other endangered species.
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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Call Number: EZ Martin Bill PandaISBN: 0805017585Publication Date: 2003RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Ten Different Endangered Species
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals.
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Moon Bear by Call Number: 599.78 Guiberson Brenda 2010ISBN: 9780805089776Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Moon Bears
Summary: Moon bears, or Asiatic black bears, get their name from the white moon-shaped blaze on their chests. Sadly, there are more moon bears in captivity than in the wild, as the animals are being farmed for their commercially valuable bile. This text pays tribute to the endangered species.
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Saving the Ghost of the Mountain by Call Number: 599.75 Montgomery Sy 2009ISBN: 9780618916450Publication Date: 2009-08-17RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 74
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Snow Leopards
Summary: Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they travel to Mongolia's Altai Mountains to gather data about snow leopard populations in an attempt to save this endangered species.
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The Wolves Are Back by Call Number: 599.773 George Jean 2008bISBN: 0525479473Publication Date: 2008-04-17RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Wolves, Reintroduction of the Species
Summary: For over a century, wolves were persecuted in the United States and nearly became extinct. Gradually reintroduced, they are thriving again in the West, much to the benefit of the ecosystem.
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Tracks of a Panda by Call Number: EZ Dowson Nick TracksISBN: 9780763631468Publication Date: 2007RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Giant Pandas, Deforestation
Summary: A mother panda teaches her cub how to survive in their mountain habitat but as the sound of villagers clearing the forest approaches, she knows they must look for a new home.
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Animals at the EDGE by Call Number: 591.68 Baillie Jonathan 2008ISBN: 9781897349328Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 46
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Rare Animal Species, Conservation
Summary: In this book, readers meet some follow scientists around the world to learn about the world's rarest and most unusual creatures. These creatures include the long-beaked echidna, the long-eared jerboa, and the tiny bumblebee bat, so small it can fit on a fingertip. The animals are part of a global conservation program started to highlight these unique creatures so they do not silently disappear from our world forever.
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Leo the Snow Leopard by Call Number: 599.75 Hatkoff Juliana 2010ISBN: 9780545229272Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Snow Leopards
Summary: When Leo was less than seven weeks old, he became orphaned in the snowy Himalayan mountains in Pakistan. Rescued by a kind shepherd and his family, Leo eventually came to the world-famous Bronx Zoo in New York, the leading experts on caring for and breeding the critically endangered snow leopard.
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Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things by Call Number: JUV Van Draanen Wendelin Sammy11ISBN: 9780375835254Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 293
Format: Chapter Book (Middle Readers)
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Mystery
Topics: Endangered Condors
Summary: While on her first hiking and camping trip, thirteen-year-old Sammy tries to solve a mystery involving endangered condors while avoiding scorpions, ticks, and embarrassment.
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Survival of the Salmon by Call Number: EZ Lumry Amanda SurvivalISBN: 9780974841137Publication Date: 2006RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 34
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Endangered Salmon, Alaska
Summary: Riley and Alice visit the wilderness of southeastern Alaska to help discover why Pacific Salmon are thriving while North Atlantic Salmon are more endangered than ever, and meet a variety of animals and a well-known animal expert along the way.
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The Last Polar Bear by Call Number: EZ George Jean LastISBN: 9780061240676Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy, Fiction
Topics: Polar Bears, Global Warming
Summary: Tigluk and his grandmother paddle out into the Arctic Ocean where they find a young polar bear whose mother has died because of the changes brought about by the warming climate, and they bring the cub back to their town so they can teach it how to survive in a changing world.
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Animals in Danger in North America by Call Number: 591.68097 Spilsbury Louise 2013ISBN: 9781432976767Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Endangered Animals, North America
Summary: This book introduces readers to a range of endangered animals found in North America. Readers learn basic facts about each animal, and also why the animal's habitat is threatened. The book also considers what people can do to help, both at an international level and at the level of the readers themselves. Habitat maps, fact boxes, labels, and captions all combine to aid understanding.
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The Buffalo Are Back by ISBN: 9780525422150Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: American Buffalo
Summary: The buffalo, an American icon once nearly extinct, has made a comeback. This book tells the dramatic story, following bison from the Plains Indians to the cowboys, Teddy Roosevelt to the Dust Bowl, and from the brink of extinction to the majestic herds that now roam our national parks. This text will inspire a new generation to understand and protect nature's delicate balance.
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Extinct Species
The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk by Call Number: 598.3 Thornhill Jan 2016ISBN: 9781554988655Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Great Auk, Start of Conservation Movement
Summary: For thousands of years Great Auks thrived in the icy seas of the North Atlantic. But by 1844, not a single one of these magnificent birds was alive. This book tells the tragic story of the birds' demise which led to the birth of the conservation movement. Laws were passed to prevent the killing of birds during the nesting season, and similar laws were later extended to other wildlife species.
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The Encyclopedia of Endangered and Extinct Animals by Call Number: 591.68 Bright Michael 200ISBN: 0761322817Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 1-4
Pages: 144
Format: Reference Book (Encyclopedia)
Genre: Informational
Summary: This book surveys lives and deaths of animals species around the world. Readers will learn about the mass extinction of prehistoric animals, and then find extinct and endangered creatures in all the major biomes.
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Woolly Mammoth by Call Number: 569 Matthews Rupert 2003ISBN: 1403407894Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Woolly Mammoth
Summary: This describes what has been learned about the size, behavior, and surroundings of the long-extinct mammal known as the woolly mammoth.
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Wildlife Conservation
Frog Rescue by Call Number: 597.8 Hamilton Garry 2004ISBN: 1552975975Publication Date: 2004-10-02RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Disappearance of Frogs, Conservation Programs
Summary: Frog Rescue highlights reasons for the disappearance and endangerment of frogs around the world. The book also covers a range of innovative programs used around the world to protect this vulnerable species.
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Elephant Rescue by Call Number: 599.67 Morgan Jody 2004ISBN: 1552975959Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Elephants, Poaching
Summary: This book focuses on the problem of elephant poaching. It highlights the efforts of individuals and organizations that confront the international ivory trade and lobby indigenous governments to create protective environments for elephants.
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The Manatee Scientists by Call Number: 599.55092 Lourie Peter 2011ISBN: 9780547152547Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 80
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Manatees, Species Protection
Summary: This highlights the work scientists are doing to protect the manatee, an endangered species. These scientists are working hard to save manatees: docile, large sea mammals who are eaten in some parts of the world, feared in others, and adored in still others. But factors such as human encroachment, disease, environmental hazards, and being hunted are causing their numbers to decline: they are an endangered species, in need of help.
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Can We Save the Tiger? by Call Number: 591.68 Jenkins Martin 2011ISBN: 9780763649098Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 50
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Wildlife Conservation, Tigers
Summary: Tigers are pretty special -- and so are ground iguanas and partula snails and even white-rumped vultures. But these and many other animals are in danger of disappearing altogether. Using the experiences of a few endangered species as examples, Martin Jenkins highlights the ways human behavior can either threaten or conserve the amazing animals that share our planet.
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Pages: 80
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Biography
Topics: Jane Goodall, Chimpanzees
Summary: In a compelling, personal narrative, Dr. Goodall recounts the exciting adventure of her work with chimpanzees, now an endangered species.
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The Great Penguin Rescue by Call Number: 598.47 Markle Sandra 2017ISBN: 9781512413151Publication Date: 2017RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Penguins, Conservation Methods
Summary: Despite South African government efforts to protect the penguin colonies and their ocean fish supply, young penguins still struggle to survive. Fuzzy chicks waiting for food in open nests may overheat in the sun or become prey. Others simply may not get enough food to survive on their own once their parents leave. Markle examines new conservation methods, including rescuing and hand-feeding vulnerable chicks, that are giving experts hope.
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Amazing Whales! by Call Number: 599.5 Thomson Sarah 2005ISBN: 0060544651Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 27
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Whales, Wildlife Conservation
Summary: This resents whales in their natural habitat, and discusses global research and conservation efforts regarding maintaining their future survival in the wild.
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Chimpanzee Rescue by Call Number: 599.885 Bow Patricia 2004ISBN: 1552979091Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Chimpanzees, Wildlife Conservation
Summary: In spite of their popularity, chimpanzees are threatened by a disappearing habitat, poaching and disease. This book explains innovative strategies conservationists are using to prevent the demise of chimpanzees. While much is being accomplished through increased public awareness and conservation management, much needs to be done.
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Saving Birds by Call Number: 333.95 Salmansohn Pete 2003ISBN: 0884482375Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 39
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Endangered Birds, Conservation
Summary: This profiles adults and children working in six habitats around the world to save wild birds, some of which are on the brink of extinction.
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After a While Crocodile by Call Number: EZ Barr Brady AfterISBN: 9781628558340Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book (Photographic)
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Informational, Multicultural
Topics: Crocodiles, Conservation Projects
Summary: Alexa and the other children at her school in Costa Rica have a special project. they are raising American Crocodiles to return to the wold. Alexa writes in her diary about her crocodile, Jefe, and its progress. Finally, it is time for Alexa to say goodbye and for Jefe to return to the wild.
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Safari in South Africa by Call Number: 639.95 Lumry Amanda 2003ISBN: 0966225783Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 33
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Animal Ecology, African Safaris
Summary: Riley travels with his Uncle Max to check on the animal population at a South African game reserve.
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Books about EVOLUTION are shelved under the call number 576.8
Darwin and Evolution for Kids by Call Number: 921 Darwin Charles Lawson 2003ISBN: 1556525028Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 146
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Biography, Educational
Topics: The Life of Darwin
Summary: A biography of the English naturalist who, after collecting plants and animals from around the world, postulated the theory of evolution by natural selection. Includes related activities.
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When the Whales Walked by Call Number: 576.8 Dixon Dougal 2018ISBN: 9781912413973Publication Date: 2018RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Events in Evolution
Summary: This illustrated guide explores events in evolution, through 13 case studies. Readers will discover a world where whales once walked, crocodiles were warm-blooded, and snakes had legs! It featuring a mix of annotated illustrations, illustrated scenes, and family trees to explain evolution that will make children look at animals in a whole new way.
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Life on Earth by Call Number: 576.8 Jenkins Steve 2002ISBN: 0618164766Publication Date: 2002-10-28RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Origins of Life on Earth
Summary: This provides an overview of the origin and evolution of life on earth and of what has been learned from the study of evolution.
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Creatures Yesterday and Today by Call Number: 576.8 Patkau Karen 2008ISBN: 9780887768330Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Prehistoric Creatures, Fossil Record
Summary: Illustrations and simple text describe the ancestors of some modern animals, birds, and fish. The book transports the reader to prehistoric times, when many creatures existed that have since disappeared. Scientists obtain clues from fossils about how these prehistoric creatures looked and lived.
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Billions of Years, Amazing Changes by Call Number: 576.8 Pringle Laurence 2011ISBN: 9781590787236Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 102
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Developments in Evolution
Summary: Ever since Charles Darwin revealed his landmark ideas about evolution in 1859, new findings have confirmed, expanded, and refined his concepts. This traces the history of discoveries about evolution, covering both the mechanisms of evolution and examples of natural selection.
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Island by Call Number: 508.866 Chin Jason 2012ISBN: 9781596437166Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 30
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Galapagos Island Animals
Summary: Charles Darwin first visited the Galápagos Islands almost 200 years ago, only to discover a land filled with plants and animals that could not be found anywhere else on earth. How did they come to inhabit the island? How long will they remain?
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Books about DINOSAURS are shelved under the call number 567.9.
Dinosaurs by Call Number: 567.9 Holtz Thomas 2007ISBN: 9780375824197Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 427
Format: Reference Book (Encyclopedia)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur History, Extinction
Summary: A comprehensive encyclopedia with information on dinosaurs, their history, evolution, distribution, appearance, habitats, and eventual extinction.
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Outside and Inside Dinosaurs by Call Number: 567.9 Markle Sandra 2003ISBN: 0689857780Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 40
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur Bodies
Summary: It describes the inner and outer workings of dinosaurs, discussing what has been learned about their anatomy, diet, and behavior from fossils. Uncover what scientists already know about these ancient creatures, as well as the new technologies they are using to learn even more.
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Boy, Were We Wrong about Dinosaurs! by Call Number: 567.9 Kudlinski Kathleen 2008ISBN: 9780142411933Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Earth’s Crust
Summary: It examines what is known about dinosaur bones, behavior, and other characteristics and how different the facts often are from what scientists, from ancient China to the recent past, believed to be true. It gives insight into how some theories were formulated, and then how those theories were proved or disproved.
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Inside-Outside Dinosaurs by Call Number: 567.9 Munro Roxie 2009ISBN: 9780761456247Publication Date: 2009-09-09RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: 37
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur Skeletons, Dinosaur Species, Habitats
Summary: There are profiles of 8 different dinosaurs. Look inside each one for a dynamic view of their skeletons. Look outside the dinosaurs and you'll see sweeping paintings of these creatures as they once lived on our planet. Fun facts, a list of further reading, and online resources are also included.
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Dinosaur Extinction
Cretaceous Dinosaurs by Call Number: 567.9 Matthews Rupert 2002ISBN: 1567116027Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 36
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaurs in the Cretaceous
Summary: An exploration of the third and longest period in the "age of dinosaurs," when more species of dinosaurs lived than ever before, the earth itself drastically changed, and mass extinction began.
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End of the Dinosaurs by Call Number: 567.9 Matthews Rupert 2002ISBN: 1567116035Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 36
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur Extinction
Summary: This describes the period of the dinosaurs and how dinosaurs became a thing of the past.
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Dinosaur Skeletons & Fossils
Dinosaur Mummies by Call Number: 567.9 Halls Kelly 2003ISBN: 158196000XPublication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book, Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur Fossils
Summary: Learn about rare dinosaur fossils: the "dinosaur mummies" that are not just bones and teeth, but also include fossilized soft tissues, like skin, muscle and internal organs and what they can reveal about prehistoric life.
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Dinosaurs! Battle of the Bones by Call Number: 567.9 Siamon Sharon 2007ISBN: 9780756631390Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Paleontology, Dinosaur Valley
Summary: Text and photographs describe paleontologists and their fossil discoveries in Canada's Red Deer River Valley, also known as Dinosaur Valley.
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Monster Bones by Call Number: 567.9 Bailey Jacqui 2004ISBN: 1404805656Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur Fossils, Paleontology
Summary: Describes how the bones of a dinosaur became fossilized, were discovered by a paleontologist, and were ultimately displayed in a museum.
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Dinosaur Eggs Discovered! by Call Number: 567.90982 Dingus Lowell 2008ISBN: 9780822567912Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 112
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur Fossils, Extinction
Summary: Join leaders of a scientific expedition that led to one of the richest dinosaur discoveries in recent history. In 1997 a group of scientists searching for fossils in Patagonia found themselves surrounded by fossils of dinosaur eggs in a nesting ground. This book examines who laid the eggs and what catastrophe killed them.
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Dinosaur Species
Dinosaurumpus! by Call Number: EZ Mitton Tony Dinosaurumpus!ISBN: 9780439395168Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Poetry (Rhyming Text), Fantasy
Topics: Dancing, Dinosaur Types
Summary: This book will make kids jump up and dance--while learning about dinosaurs. It is a rhyming tale of Triceratops, Brontosaurus,Tyrannosaurus and other dinosaurs gathering at the swamp to dance.
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Dino-Dinners by Call Number: 567.9 Manning Mick 2007ISBN: 9780823420896Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur Meals
Summary: Dinosaurs had huge appetites. But what did they eat? Young dinosaur fans will find out exactly what-or who-was on the prehistoric menu, as well as interesting facts about each dino's life, size and shape, and eating habits.
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Gigantic! by Call Number: 567.9 O'Brien Patrick 1999ISBN: 0805057382Publication Date: 1999RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Dinosaur Species, Size
Summary: By studying the dinosaur bones discovered over the last two hundred years, scientists have an idea of how big some of the dinosaurs were. This book explains the names of fourteen dinosaurs, from Stegosaurus to Compsognathus, and describes their physical characteristics, size, and probable behavior.
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Triceratops by Call Number: 567.915 Bergen Lara 2000ISBN: 0739801031Publication Date: 2000RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Triceratops
Summary: It describes the characteristics and habits of the plant-eating dinosaur, Triceratops, as well as theories about why it became extinct.
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Dinosaur's Day by Call Number: 428.6 Thomson Ruth 2009ISBN: 9780756655853Publication Date: 2009-09-21RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Chapter Book (Primary Readers)
Genre: Informational, Fiction
Topics: Triceratops, T-Rex
Summary: In this book, children follow a day in the life of a Triceratops, as he wanders away from his herd and has an encounter with a deadly Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Ten Little Dinosaurs by Call Number: EZ Schnetzler Pattie TenISBN: 1579390749Publication Date: 2000RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Board Book, Interactive (Die-Cuts)
Genre: Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Dinosaur Species, Counting
Summary: Rhyming verses describe the antics of ten different dinosaurs, including pachycephalosaurus, archaeopteryx, supersaurus, and triceratops. Two wiggling eyeballs show through die cut holes on pages featuring each dinosaur.
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Dinothesaurus by Call Number: 811 Florian Douglas 2009ISBN: 9781416979784Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 43
Format: Picture Book, Poetry Collection
Genre: Informational, Poetry
Topics: Dinosaur Species, Herbivores and Carnivores
Summary: In twenty funny and factual poems, dinosaurs, both herbivores and carnivores, are brought to life. It highlights the natural history of these amazing creatures as well as their unique and quirky characteristics.
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Stegosaurus by Call Number: 567.915 Rodriguez K. 2000ISBN: 0739801023Publication Date: 2000RL: Grade 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Stegosaurus
Summary: It describes the characteristics and habits of the plant-eating dinosaur, as well as theories about why it became extinct.
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Pterosaurs by Call Number: 567.918 Arnold Caroline 2004ISBN: 0618313540Publication Date: 2004RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Pterosaurs
Summary: One hundred million years ago, the skies were filled with enormous flying reptiles. With wings spans up to nearly forty feet, pterosaurs were the dominant life form on earth. This book depicts the relationship of these giants of the air to dinosaurs and to other reptiles, their varied appearance and lifestyles, their evolution and extinction, and the fossil discoveries that scientists are continually making throughout the world.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex
T. Rex at Swan Lake by Call Number: EZ Carrier Lisa TISBN: 0525471774Publication Date: 2004RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fantasy
Topics: T-Rex, Dinosaur Skeleton
Summary: After ninety-nine years on display at the Natural History Museum, a T-Rex skeleton decides to attend the ballet at the nearby opera house--with surprising results.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex by Call Number: JUV Rechlin Ted TyrannosaurusISBN: 1591521742Publication Date: 2016RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: unpaged
Format: Comic Book
Genre: Informational, Fictional Story
Topics: T-Rex
Summary: Cobalt is a 40-foot long Tyrannosaurus Rex, the most famous dinosaur of all. He is trying to stake out a territory of his own - not an easy task, even for a T. rex! This book brings the Cretaceous world and the King of the Dinosaurs to life like never before in a fun graphic novel format.
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A Dinosaur Named Sue by Call Number: 567.912 Relf Patricia 2000ISBN: 0439099854Publication Date: 2000-09-01RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Largest T-Rex Skeleton
Summary: This is the story of the largest & most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, how it was transported from South Dakota to the Field Museum in Chicago, & what life was like when Sue was alive.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex by Call Number: 567.912 Rodriguez K. 2000ISBN: 073980104XPublication Date: 1998RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: T-Rex Characteristics
Summary: It introduces the Tyrannosaurus rex, describing its characteristics, habitat, and behavior.
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The Tyrannosaurus Game by Call Number: EZ Kroll Steven TyrannosaurusISBN: 9780761456032Publication Date: 2010RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy
Topics: Adventures with a T-Rex
Summary: One rainy day at school, a group of children works together to make up a story about their adventures with a tyrannosaurus.
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T. Rex by Call Number: 567.9129 French Vivian 2009ISBN: 9780763639990Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages:
Format: Picture Book + CD (Read Along)
Genre: Fiction, Informational
Topics: T-Rex
Summary: A young boy encounters some fascinating facts and even more intriguing questions and the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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Baa! by Call Number: 572.8 Nicolson Cynthia 2001ISBN: 1550748564Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 40
Format: Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Genes, Cloning
Summary: Baa unravels the mysteries of genes and cloning using a mix of factual information, amazing anecdotes and surprising activities. Kids can learn about natural selection, DNA and forensics, cloning in nature and in the lab and much more.
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Pages: 252
Format: Young Adult Novel
Genre: Science Fiction
Topics: Genetic Engineering
Summary: Eighteen-year-old Eli discovers a shocking secret about his life and his family while working for a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose specialty is genetic engineering.
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His Mother's Nose by Call Number: EZ Maloney Peter HisISBN: 0803725450Publication Date: 2001RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Physical Traits, Family Inheritance
Summary: A young boy is told that he has his mother's nose, his sister's eyes, his uncle's head for numbers, and other traits from different family members, but he comes to realize that there is nobody quite like him.
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Books about the HUMAN BODY are shelved under the call numbers 611, 612 and 818.
Picture This - Human Body by Call Number: 612 Hynes Margaret 2013ISBN: 9780753468883Publication Date: 2013RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 63
Format: Reference Book (Graphic)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Overview of the Human Body
Summary: Graphs, maps, and symbols cleverly and illustrate essential facts about the human body, from the tips of the toes to the hairs on the head. Topics covered include the building blocks of life, water and the body, bone mapping, growth, genes and inheritance, and keeping healthy.
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What Body Part Is That? by Call Number: 818.602 Griffiths Andy 2012ISBN: 9780312367909Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 180
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Humor
Topics: Parts of the Body, Functions
Summary: This takes a fresh approach to the human body by discovering its functions in terms that don't make their brains explode like water balloons from too much technical jargon! Sixty-eight chapters explain different parts of the body.
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My Body by Call Number: 612 Pinnington Andrea 2012ISBN: 9780545345149Publication Date: 2012RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Parts of the Body, Five Senses
Summary: This is an introduction to the parts of the human body and the five senses. It answers children's questions about their own bodies in an simple and effective way. There are fun activities, such as taking a memory test and figuring out an optical illusion.
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My Stretchy Body by Call Number: 612 Fromer Liza 2011dISBN: 9781770492035Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Human Anatomy
Summary: It focuses on how we grow, which is a mystery for children as they watch their bodies change. Learn about growth spurts, growing pains, growing hair, fingernails, and much more.
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Totally Human by Call Number: 576.8 Nicolson Cynthia 2011ISBN: 9781554535699Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Evolutionary Biology
Summary: The fascinating science behind our bodies and behaviors and how they link us to our ancient ancestors. This explores characteristics inherited from both primitive man and other animals.
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Eyewitness Human Body by Call Number: 612 Davidson Sue 2002ISBN: 0789488825Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 37
Format: Reference Book (Visual)
Genre: Informational
Topics: Human Physiology, Mechanics
Summary: This book presents In-depth information about each part of the human body, together with innovative cross-sections and unique transparent layers, you'll be able to explore everything from how your blood clots to the almost magical properties of your skin. This is a superb way to uncover the real mechanics of the human body.
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The Way We Work by Call Number: 612 Macaulay David 2008ISBN: 9780618233786Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 336
Format: Reference Book, Interactive
Genre: Informational
Topics: Human Body Functions, Physiology
Summary: This comprehensive resource reveals the inner workings of the human body. Illustrated spreads detail everything from cells to the bones and organs they build, clearly explaining the function of each, and offering up-close glimpses, unique cross-sections and perspectives, and even a little humor along the way.
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How the Incredible Human Body Works ... by the Brainwaves by Call Number: 612 Walker Richard 2007ISBN: 9780756631451Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 61
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Human Anatomy and Physiology
Summary: Guided by the wisecracking Brainwaves readers are taken on a rollicking, rip-roaring romp around the human body, revealing both its physiological processes and its anatomical makeup.
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The Human Body by Call Number: 611 Human 2002ISBN: 1567116930Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Human Anatomy Close Up
Summary: It examines various parts of the human body and how they work, including the blood, chromosomes, digestive system, muscles, tissues, nervous system, skeleton, and more.Get transported through human skin into the blood and then journey through cells and chromosomes until you're inside human DNA!
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Bones and Skeletons
Books about BONES and SKELETONS are shelved under the call numbers 591 and 612.7.
Bones by Call Number: 591.4 Jenkins Steve 2010ISBN: 9780545046510Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Human Bones, Skeletons
Summary: A guide to human and animal skeletons provides informative comparisons while sharing such facts as the number of bones in the human body and the ways that skeletal structures work.
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Your Bones by Call Number: 612.7 DeGezelle Terri 2002ISBN: 073681146XPublication Date: 2002RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Bones & Health
Summary: It introduces bones, their makeup and function, bone diseases, and how to keep bones healthy.
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Your Muscles and Bones by Call Number: 612.7 Ganeri Anita 2003ISBN: 0836836359Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 31
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Muscles and Skeletal System
Summary: It introduces the parts of the body that keep humans upright and on the move. Your body has a framework that determines your shape. Without muscles and bones, your body would be a useless heap. Your amazing muscles and bones form a connective tissue system .
Muscles by Call Number: 612.7 Ballard Carol 2003ISBN: 1403407525Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Muscles, Body Structure
Summary: It provides in-depth coverage of the systems of the human body, including its basic structure, functions, relationships with other organs and its role in maintaining health. Introduces the muscles throughout the human body and explains how they work, providing color diagrams and also covering bodybuilding and muscle diseases.
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Body Parts
Henry's Heart by Call Number: EZ Harper Charise Henry'sISBN: 0805089896Publication Date: 2011RL: Preschool - Grade 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Realistic Fiction
Topics: Hearts, Role of the Heart
Summary: When Henry falls in love with a puppy but his father will not buy it for him, his heart reacts strangely. Children learn about how the heart functions in the body, and how what we see, hear, and feel can directly affect our heart rate (like falling in love with a puppy).
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Whose Knees Are These? by Call Number: EZ Asim Jabari Whose2ISBN: 0316735760Publication Date: 2006RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Board Book
Genre: Poetry (Rhyming Text)
Topics: Human Body, Knees, Mother's Lap
Summary: This takes a loving look at knees from the vantage point of a mother's lap.
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Eyes, Ears, Nose and Mouth by Call Number: 613 Olson Karen 2009ISBN: 9781894778527Publication Date: 2009RL: Preschool - K
Pages: 19
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Doctor's Office
Summary: What happens when you get a bead stuck up your nose? Tony's visit to the doctor's office shows how to take care of eyes, ears, nose and mouth.
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The Five Senses
Books about the FIVE SENSES are shelved under the call numbers 591 and 612.8.
Five for a Little One by Call Number: EZ Raschka Christopher FiveISBN: 0689845995Publication Date: 2006RL: Preschool - K
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Fiction, Informational, Poetry
Topics: Experiencing Five Senses
Summary: A young rabbit explores the world using his five senses. If you are a bunny, try a taste, take a gander, snuffle a sniff, relish a sound, and share a hug. Everything around is waiting. If you are a boy, or a girl, or a dog, or a kitty do like our friend Bunny.
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My Five Senses by Call Number: 612.8 Aliki 1989ISBN: 0690047940Publication Date: 2000RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 31
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Five Senses
Summary: A simple presentation of the five senses, demonstrating some ways we use them.
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Sending Messages by Call Number: 612.8 Morgan Philip 2011ISBN: 9781607530565Publication Date: 2010RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 32
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Senses and Functions
Summary: This book discusses the different senses of the human body, and how each work together and on their own.
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What Stinks? by Call Number: 591.5 Singer Marilyn 2006ISBN: 1581960352Publication Date: 2006RL: GRades 4-6
Pages: 64
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Smells, Odors
Summary: This book uncovers the secrets of smelliness and answers such questions as why we hold our noses when unappealing whiffs come our way, and how nature uses smell to attract and repel.
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Eyes and Ears by Call Number: 612.8 Simon Seymour 2003ISBN: 0688153038Publication Date: 2003RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Sight and Hearing
Summary: Describes the anatomy of the eye and ear, how those organs function and some ways in which they may malfunction, and how the brain is also involved in our seeing and hearing.
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The Ear Book by Call Number: EZ Perkins Al EarISBN: 9780375842511Publication Date: 2007RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topics: Sounds, Hearing
Summary: A boy and his dog hear a variety of sounds, including popcorn popping, flutes tooting, hands clapping, and fingers snapping.
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The Brain
Books about the BRAIN are shelved under the call number 612.8.
The Great Brain Book by Call Number: 612.8 Newquist H. 2004ISBN: 0439458951Publication Date: 2005RL: Grades 4-8
Pages: 160
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: The Brain, Brain Functions
Summary: This is an informal and intriguing look inside your head. It explains what your brain is made of, how it works, and how to make your brain works for you. From eyeballs to neurons, vivid illustrations show pieces of its complex structure. Brain surgery and brain abnormalities are explained, as is the function of sleep and dreams.
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How to Be a Genius by Call Number: 612.82 Woodward John 2009ISBN: 9780756655150Publication Date: 2009RL: Grades 5-8
Pages: 192
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Brain Functions, Brain Teasers
Summary: This book tells you how the brain works, how it helps you survive in the world, and how it makes you the person that you are. You can study the different functions, areas, and states of the brain, and at each stage, there are cool games, quizzes, puzzles, brain teasers, and more! The activities show readers how their brains can work even better.
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Your Brain by Call Number: 612.8 DeGezelle Terri 2002ISBN: 0736811478Publication Date: 2002RL: Grades 1-3
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Brain Function, Nervous System
Summary: This introduces the brain and describes its function within the nervous system. It also explains how to keep the brain healthy.
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You've Got Nerve! by Call Number: 612.8 Stewart Melissa 2010ISBN: 9780761441571Publication Date: 2011RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Role of Brain and Nervous System
Summary: This provides comprehensive information on the role the brain and nerves play in the body science of humans and animals.
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Hmm? by Call Number: 612.8 Swanson Diane 2001ISBN: 1550745956Publication Date: 2001RL: Grades 2-4
Pages: 40
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Memory, Mind Tricks
Summary: Kids delve into the mysteries of the mind and dig up what memories are, where they are stored, what triggers them, how you can sharpen them, tricks they can play and lots more data.
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Body Actions by Call Number: 612 Rotner Shelley 2012ISBN: 9780823423668Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Function of Body Systems
Summary: Readers learn about the human body and how the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, and circulatory systems function.
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Nutrition
The Edible Pyramid by Call Number: 613.2 Leedy Loreen 2007ISBN: 0823420744Publication Date: 2007RL: Grades K - 2
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Fantasy
Topics: Healthy Eating, Food Pyramid
Summary: TAnimal characters learn about "good eating everyday" in a restaurant called The Edible Pyramid, where the waiter offers the foods grouped in sections of the Food Guide Pyramid and customers learn how many servings they need each day.
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Vitamins and Minerals for a Healthy Body by Call Number: 612.3 Royston Angela 2003ISBN: 1403407584Publication Date: 2003RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 48
Format: Picture Book, Reference
Genre: Informational
Topics: Nutrients, Healthy Diets
Summary: Discusses what vitamins and minerals are, how they are digested, absorbed, and used by the body, and the role of these substances in a healthy diet.
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Yum by Call Number: 613.2 Kalnins Daina 2008ISBN: 9781897073728Publication Date: 2008RL: Grades 4-6
Pages: 192
Format: Reference Book
Genre: Informational, Educational
Topics: Recipes, Nutrition Tips, Smart Food choices
Summary: This kid-friendly guide helps readers make smart food choices every day. With recipes, meal plans, tips on nutrition from kids in their own words, fun food facts, and quotes from celebrities like Mia Hamm, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, America Ferrera, and Tony Parrish, YUM also serves up tasty recipes, simple enough for kids to tackle on their own!
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Eating Right by Call Number: 613.2 Frost Helen 2000bISBN: 0736805354Publication Date: 2000RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 24
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Food Pyramid, Food Groups
Summary: Simple text and photographs describe the food guide pyramid and show examples of food in each group.
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Eat, Run, and Live Healthy by Call Number: 613.2 Olson Karen 2005ISBN: 1894778324Publication Date: 2005RL: Preschool - Grade K
Pages: 20
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Healthy Eating, Native American Health
Summary: Nurse Ellen visits Annie Calf Robe's classroom. Nurse Ellen's use of pictures and fun activities helps the children learn about the importance of healthy foods.
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Yummy! by Call Number: 612.3 Rotner Shelly 2013ISBN: 9780823424269Publication Date: 2013RL: Preschool - K
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Healthy Food
Summary: Depicts children eating and preparing healthy food and provides tips for parents on choosing healthier options.
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Physical Health
Wow! Health Education by Call Number: LB1587.A3 N935 2005ISBN: 0736057587Publication Date: 2005Grades K - 5
Pages: 6 volume series
Format: Curricular Resource
Genre: Educational
Topics: Health Education, Hygiene, Wellness
Summary: Activities for exploring, investigating, discovering, and learning about the world of wellness.
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Healthy Kids by Call Number: 613 Ajmera Maya 2013ISBN: 9781580894364Publication Date: 2013-02-01RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: unpaged
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational, Multicultural
Topics: Staying Healthy, Global Health
Summary: Shows how children around the world stay healthy by eating good food, having access to clean water, living in safe homes, and sharing a loving community.
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My Healthy Body by Call Number: 613 Fromer Liza 2012ISBN: 9781770493124Publication Date: 2012RL: Preschool - Grade 1
Pages: 20
Format: Picture Book
Genre: Informational
Topics: Healthy Habits, Hygiene
Summary: Describes the body systems and discusses what children can do to improve their well-being.Young children are full of questions about how their bodies work and this is full of information about healthy habits - perfect for instilling the need to look after both mind and body in young children. It covers topics like sleep, exercise, nutrition, vaccines, eye care, social interaction, family and hygiene.
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