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Books with author Melissa L Gill

  • Armadillos

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 7, 2017)
    Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of each featured mammal, bird, or reptile. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from mythology or folklore. Progressively complex text draws readers into this interdisciplinary life science series. A look at armadillos, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their armored bodies, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status of some species in the world today.
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  • Crabs

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 15, 2016)
    A look at crabs, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their chelipeds, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened status in the world today.
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  • Living Wild: Pandas

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 28, 2012)
    A look at pandas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their black-and-white fur, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today.
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  • Living Wild: Brown Bears

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 17, 2015)
    The engineering skills of beavers, the showy plumage of flamingos, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the Living Wild series. Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of each featured mammal, bird, and amphibian. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from mythology or folklore. Progressively complex text draws readers into this mainstay life science series, incorporating social studies, history, fine arts and pop culture. In this title take a scientific look at brown bears, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their coat, behaviors, relationships with humans, and elusiveness of the apex predators in the world today.
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  • Living Wild: Jaguars

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 28, 2012)
    A look at jaguars, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their powerful jaws, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today.
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  • Iguanas

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 15, 2016)
    A look at iguanas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their dewlaps, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their protected status in the world today.
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  • Living Wild: Lemurs

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Oct. 3, 2017)
    A look at lemurs, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their dexterous fingers and toes, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their threatened island habitat in the world today.
  • Black Bears

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 28, 2018)
    A look at black bears, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their muzzles and paws, behaviors, relationships with humans, and the recent threat of the Asian folk medicine trade on these curious bears today.
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  • Coral Reef Communities

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 28, 2018)
    Explore the regions of the world's oceans known for their coral reefs and learn about the life forms that dwell there. First-person accounts from scientists answer important questions about reef communities.
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  • Living Wild: Kangaroos

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, April 15, 2011)
    The crushing bite of alligators, the unique coloration of killer whales, the antler growth cycles of moose, and the defining characteristics of five other fascinating animals are explored in Living Wild. Vivid photographs transport readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of the featured creature.
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  • Living Wild: Hawks

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, March 17, 2015)
    The engineering skills of beavers, the showy plumage of flamingos, and the defining characteristics of six other fascinating animals are explored in the newest titles in the Living Wild series. Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviors of each featured mammal, bird, and amphibian. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from mythology or folklore. Progressively complex text draws readers into this mainstay life science series, incorporating social studies, history, fine arts and pop culture. In this title take a scientific look at hawks, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their wings, behaviors, relationships with humans, and variety of the hunting raptors in the world today.
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  • Living Wild: Seahorses

    Melissa Gish

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Oct. 3, 2017)
    A look at seahorses, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their prehensile tails, behaviors, relationships with humans, and the mysteries that still surround these fish today.
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