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Books with author Connor Dayton

  • Forest Animals

    Connor Dayton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Introduces some of the animals that live in American temperate forests and tropical rain forests, including such creatures as the black bear, great horned owl, garter snake, Hawaiian honeycreeper, and coqui frog.
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  • Tricks With Bikes

    Connor Dayton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Looks at the different tricks that a person can do on a motorcycle, including wheelies, burnouts, jumps, and flips.
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  • Veterans Day

    Connor Dayton

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 1645)
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  • Sight

    Connor Dayton

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Explores how sight works, the importance of sight, optical illusions, and how to protect the eyes.
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  • Prairie Animals

    Connor Dayton

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Discover the animals of the American prairie! Readers will learn about mammals, birds, insects, and much more in this fun book that explores animal life in the U.S. prairie habitat.
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  • Superbikes

    Connor Dayton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, June 30, 2007)
    Describes superbikes and superbike races.
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  • Choppers

    Connor Dayton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, June 30, 2007)
    Describes the ways that choppers--customized motorcycles--are different from mass-produced or name-brand motorcycles.
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  • Hearing

    Connor Dayton

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Here, kids will learn how sound waves travel and how our ears and our brain collect and interpret those sound waves. Spreads also define hearing impairments, and why loud noises are harmful to the ears, and how to protect the ears from these sounds. The graphic organizers, videos, and photographs in the interactive eBook version expand on the subjects found in the print version and allow readers to customize their experience of the book.
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  • Cranes

    Connor Dayton

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Cranes have the ability to lift and move huge and heavy items. This book urges readers to look up and see the fascinating things cranes can do. Colorful photographs of these often gargantuan machines show them lifting, lowering, and moving materials at construction sites. Accessible text encourages vocabulary building while explaining how cranes work and the different jobs they perform.
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  • Jackhammers

    Connor Dayton

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Jackhammers pound through cement and rock and are one of the most recognizable (and audible) machines at construction sites. Machine-loving readers will build vocabulary as they learn how jackhammers work and the significant jobs they do. Action-packed photographs show jackhammers making fast work of blocks of concrete and rock.
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  • Desert Animals

    Connor Dayton

    Library Binding (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Discover the animals of the American desert! Readers will learn about reptiles, mammals, insects, and much more in this fun book that explores animal life in the U.S. desert habitat.
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  • Cherry Pickers

    Connor Dayton

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Aug. 15, 2011)
    Cherry pickers were originally designed to help people pick fruit in orchards, includingappropriately enoughcherry orchards. Whether big or small, they lift people up so that they can perform jobs such as tree-trimming or utility work. Bright photographs show cherry pickers in action and the straightforward and fact-filled text prompts vocabulary building in emerging readers.
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