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Zoobooks Gorillas
Wildlife Education Ltd.
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, Dec. 23, 2016)"Gorilla" literally means "hairy person." When we look in their eyes, we see a little of ourselves looking back. Investigate the reasons for this apparent kinship--and the reasons why gorillas are so different from ourselves.
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Zoobooks Penguins
Wildlife Education Ltd, Wildlife Educatio Ltd
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, Dec. 22, 2019)This hands-on book has simple experiments that let kids see for themselves how a penguin’s heavy body is better suited for swimming than that of a flying bird, how a small wing is better for swimming than a large one, and why a penguin cannot walk like other birds. Don’t worry, though--we leave the Antarctic winter to their imaginations!
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Zoobooks Seabirds
Wildlife Education Ltd
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, Aug. 31, 2015)A student worn out after taking a run will be interested to learn that there are some seabirds who spend most of their lives flying in the air without resting at all! Meet a wide variety of specially adapted birds that plummet and pirate their way from one adventure to the next.
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Zoobooks Camels
Wildlife Education Ltd.
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, Jan. 29, 2015)Will that be one hump or two? Learn an easy way to remember which camel is bactrian and which is dromedary--and discover the truth about just how long camels can really go without water.
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Zoobooks Sharks
Wildlife Education Ltd
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, July 3, 2019)Sharks are ancient. Before there were dinosaurs, there were sharks. Their bodies and behaviors have changed very little over time—they have always been chillingly efficient at finding food and consuming it. Great white sharks are the largest meat-eating fish alive today—but there were once sharks that may have been three times bigger. Scientists say the extinct Carcharodon megalodon had teeth six inches long, and jaws big enough to swallow a small car.
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Zoobooks Dinosaurs
Wildlife Education Ltd.
language (Wildlife Education Ltd, Dec. 30, 2014)Covering not only the speed, size, and ferocity of these predators, Dinosaurs takes a look at the scientific process of excavating and interpreting fossils. Theories about dinosaurs such as warm bloodedness, social habits, and extinction encourage children to draw their own conclusions.
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Zoodinos Ceratopsians
Wildlife Education Ltd.
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, June 25, 2017)Ceratopsians were ornithischians, or "bird-hipped" dinosaurs. The oldest ceratopsians appeared at the beginning of the Cretaceous, about 140 million years ago. In the Late Cretaceous, about 100 million years ago, the ceratopsians began to diversify in North America and in Asia
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Zoobooks Cheetahs
Wildlife Education Ltd.
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, Nov. 24, 2015)We all know cheetahs can keep up with traffic on the freeway, but is everyone aware that from a standing start, a cheetah can accelerate faster than a racecar? Kids may be so intrigued that they will want to get out a stopwatch and see how fast they can accelerate.
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Zoobooks City Animals
Wildlife Education Ltd.
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, April 29, 2015)Are you looking for wild animals but don’t want to go too far? This guide to city-dwelling critters may inspire a new young field scientist. Learn how coyotes, deer, owls, raccoons, and many more creatures survive and thrive in a human environment. Complete with suggestions of how to safely observe wild animals on your own.
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Zoobooks Wolves
Wildlife Education Ltd., Wildlife Education Ltd
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, Nov. 20, 2019)Wolves have varied reputations--as cowardly thieves, as loyal packmates, as fairy tale villains. See what real characteristics these survivors have in common with the domestic dog--and what traits are uniquely their own.
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Zoobooks Lions
Wildlife Education Ltd.
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, Dec. 30, 2013)Like kittens, lion cubs are born with an instinct to hunt. They’ll pounce on beetles, butterflies, or anything else that moves. Explore the way these cats grow from cute and cuddly to fierce and ferocious.
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Zoobooks Nocturnal Animals
Wildlife Education Ltd
eBook (Wildlife Education Ltd, Sept. 26, 2016)If bats and owls make you nervous, concentrate on the flying squirrels, beavers, and foxes--or any of the other nighttime species covered here. All these animals have intricate, interesting ways of getting around in the dark, which are fully explained in easy-to-understand detail. There’s nothing to be afraid of!