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Books with author Colleen Sell

  • Shrimp

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 15, 2009)
    Many shrimp can light up and squirt bright clouds from their bodies to scare away predators! Beginning readers will discover what shrimp look like and how they move and eat.
    K
  • The Solar System

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2010)
    The solar system is made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and more. Young readers will learn about the bodies that make up the solar system and how they interact with each other.
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  • High Flier: A South African Childhood Adventure

    Colleen Lovell

    language (, April 10, 2014)
    True events combined with fiction and adventure, a humorous and light hearted story. Readers will be enthralled.Eleven-year-old Joe is finding life very difficult. He never met his father and his mother has recently passed away. His grandparents have taken him in but he feels that his life has been turned upside down. During this turmoil, he becomes friends with his neighbour, Jess, and the two become inseparable. They get up to lots of mischief and share some hair-raising moments together. Jess proves to be not such a ‘goody-two-shoes’ after all. On his twelfth birthday, Joe receives a kite. It is not exactly what he wants, but Jess and Joe decide to learn how to fly it. Through flying his kite, he feels he is at peace and nothing else matters. Eventually, he and his grandparents start getting on better. Through fun-filled moments, he learns to soften his heart and open up.
  • Copperheads

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 8, 2010)
    Living in parts of the Eastern United States, copperheads are named after the orange-brown color of their bodies. Students will learn about the diet, habitats, and physical characteristics of these poisonous snakes
    G
  • Moon, The

    Colleen Sexton

    Paperback (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2016)
    The moon is the largest object in the night sky. Young readers will learn about the moons phases, surface, and how humans have explored our closest space neighbor.
    L
  • Manta Rays

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 1, 2009)
    Manta rays are large, graceful ocean animals. They glide through the water on slowly flapping fins. Find out what manta rays look like, how they eat, and how they are able to jump and breach the surface of the waters in which they live.
    N
  • Venus

    Colleen Sexton

    Paperback (Blastoff! Readers, Jan. 1, 2010)
    With reflective clouds, Venus appears to be the brightest planet in the night sky. Young students will read about the discovery of Venus, its harsh environment, and the ways it has been explored.
    M
  • Frogfish

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 15, 2009)
    Frogfish rarely swim. Instead, they 'walk' on their fins, crawling along the sea floor. This book teaches children how frogfish look, how they travel underwater, and that they wiggle to catch prey.
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  • Uranus

    Colleen Sexton

    Paperback (Blastoff! Readers, Jan. 1, 2010)
    The planet Uranus has a bright blue-green color because of methane gas in its atmosphere. Young children will learn about the discovery of Uranus, how it has been explored, and why it is tilted on its side!
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  • Uranus

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2010)
    The planet Uranus has a bright blue-green color because of methane gas in its atmosphere. Young children will learn about the discovery of Uranus, how it has been explored, and why it is tilted on its side!
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  • The Life Cycle of a Cow

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 8, 2010)
    Weighing around 1,300 pounds, an adult dairy cow produces about 90 glasses of milk every day! Young readers will learn the different stages of a cow's life cycle, watching as calves grow into heifers and then adult cows.
    K
  • The African Elephant

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Weighing as much as 16,000 pounds, the African elephant is a huge, dangerous animal. Its massive body can crush anything in its way! After reading this book, children will understand why a charging African elephants is something to fear.
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