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Books with author Mary Ling

  • Owl

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (DK Preschool, Sept. 15, 1992)
    Close-up integrated photographs and an informative text follow every stage of an owl's development from its hatching from an egg to its full-grown stage.
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  • Amazing Fish

    Mary Ling

    Paperback (Knopf Books for Young Readers, May 21, 1991)
    Full-color photos & full-color illus. All kinds of fish are introduced in this underwater walking tour--fish with no eyes, fish that climb trees, fish that breathe with both gills and lungs, and fish that change color.
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  • All My Shining Silver

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, March 12, 2001)
    Six silvery tales from around the world to delight and inspire Six stories of shimmering silver are gathered together in this enchanting collection of tales from around the world. From the silver fish that saves the life of a young girl to the horse with a silvery mane that brings good fortune, these magical tales will delight and inspire. Engagingly retold by Barbara Baumgartner, each tale includes a moral pointer to help guide the younger reader to a fuller understanding of the story, while Amanda Hall's wonderfully rich illustrations feature strands of silver that glows from every page.
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  • Butterfly

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (DK Preschool, Sept. 15, 1992)
    Close-up integrated photographs and an informative text follow every stage of a butterfly's development from larva to butterfly.
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  • Calf

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (DK Preschool, March 15, 1993)
    Small children follow a young calf from birth, through its various stages of growth, to adulthood, in full-color, sequential photographs.
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  • Amazing Wolves, Dogs & Foxes

    Mary Ling

    Paperback (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Sept. 3, 1991)
    Full-color photos & full-color illus. Discover why wolves howl, which wolf is described as a "fox on stilts," which fox freezes its food, which dog is not much bigger than a pencil, and much more.
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  • Amazing Wolves, Dogs & Foxes

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Oct. 15, 1991)
    Full-color photos & full-color illus. Discover why wolves howl, which wolf is described as a "fox on stilts," which fox freezes its food, which dog is not much bigger than a pencil, and much more.
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  • Pig

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (DK Children, March 15, 1993)
    Full-color, sequential photographs follow a young pig from birth, through diverse stages of growing up, to adulthood.
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  • Giraffe

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (DK Children, Sept. 15, 1993)
    The only six-foot newborn in the animal kingdom, a giraffe narrates the story--with the help of photographs showing each stage of development--of his growth to nearly twelve feet, when he can chew the leaves off treetops.
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  • Penguin

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (DK Children, Sept. 15, 1993)
    From the mother's warming an egg on her feet to the year-old bird's first dive into the sea, the story of the maturation of a penguin is recounted in simple words and stage-by-stage photographs.
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  • Amazing Fish

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, July 2, 1991)
    Full-color photos & full-color illus. All kinds of fish are introduced in this underwater walking tour--fish with no eyes, fish that climb trees, fish that breathe with both gills and lungs, and fish that change color. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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  • WILD ANIMAL GO ROUND

    Mary Ling

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Sept. 9, 1995)
    An informative look at how different young animals grow and live features more than eighty photographs following the early lives of giraffes, penguins, zebras, and others, and also offers a revolving wheel that provides new information and illustrations.
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