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1) Wolves!
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Astra Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
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"This nonfiction book takes young readers on a journey into the lives of wolves, the largest of all wild mammals who have lived in the Northern Hemisphere for millions of years. Kids will learn how wolves use their powerful jaw muscles and sharp teeth to hunt their prey, how a wolf pack forms, and the meaning of different wolf howls. This book explores every aspect of these fascinating canines and even corrects erroneous myths and lore about them."--...
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Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2021.
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"High in the canopy of the rain forest, a sloth spends her days and nights, camouflaged from predators. She moves very little. You might not spot her because she has a secret life. Follow her in this picture book narrative as she swims and climbs, looks for food, escapes a harpy eagle, and gives birth to her son, caring for him until the day when she will leave him to live a secret life of his own."--Provided by publisher.
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Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2022.
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Floating easily on the ocean waves, Lutris naps in her water bed. Lutris and other female sea otters spend their days swimming and diving down, down, down into the kelp forest to find food. Lutris, a predator, hunts among the sea creatures for her meal. Follow Lutris as she avoids a dangerous great white shark, give birth to a pup, and rides out a fierce storm. In a few months, Lutris's pup will learn how to hunt and eat on her own, but for now, mother...
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Picked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the unknown wilds of the Louisiana Territory, Meriwether Lewis assembles a rugged team of adventurers, including co-captain William Clark-and a Newfoundland dog named Seaman. As hunter, retriever, and guard, Seaman becomes a trusted member of the Corps of Discovery. While the team tackles raging rivers and muddy shallows, Seaman is there-sharing their hunger and fatigue. Whether Indians threaten or grizzlies...
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For thousands of years, the notion of dragons has struck fear in the hearts of men and women all over the world. The ancient Egyptians believed there was a dragon of darkness that attacked the sun god each day, and in Norway people thought that a dragon gnawed at the roots of the tree that sustained all life on Earth. Around the globe, dragons have been depicted as everything from massive, winged, fire-breathing creatures to beasts sporting a camel's...
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Award-winning author Laurence Pringle gives an accurate account of York's life - before, during, and after the expedition. Using quotations from the expedition's journals, he tells how York's skills, strength, and intelligence helped in the day-to-day challenges of the journey. Artists Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu consulted with a Lewis and Clark expert to create thoroughly researched and stunning watercolor paintings of York's life.
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Did you know there are over 400 different species of sharks? Did you know they have been on Earth much longer than humans, and even lived before the dinosaurs? Here you'll learn all about these fearsome kings of the ocean, including their eating habits and the basics of their anatomy. Sharks come in many sizes, from under a foot long to over 40 feet-and that's not even counting the long-extinct, 60-foot-long Megalodon shark. And while some have been...
11) Octopuses!
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Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
An introduction to the characteristics and habits of the octopus.