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Look Closer: Tree Life
Theresa Greenaway
Paperback (DK CHILDREN, Sept. 15, 1998)Describes various animals that live on or in trees, including the butterfly, woodpecker, and tree frog
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Rivers And Lakes
Cancelled From Spring List
Library Binding (Copper Beech, Aug. 1, 1999)Explores the world of rivers and lakes, looking at how they have shaped the landscape and provided fresh water, a vital resource for human, animal, and plant life, and how communities both depend on them and can be devastated by them
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Bears and Pandas
Bibby Whittaker
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1986)Describes the characteristics and behavior of various kinds of bears found around the world, looks at the life cycle of bears, and discusses the conservation of bears and pandas
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Shoreline
Barbara Taylor
Paperback (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, Nov. 3, 1993)This book is part of a series that attempts to reveal nature with an intimacy never seen before. The books look at how a butterfly's wing might look to another butterfly, or why a pond skater has furry feet. The photographs bring the habitats of meadow, tree, rockpool and river to life with text revealing how each creature lives, eats and breeds, its method of outwitting predators, and how it adapts to its surroundings. This book looks at the inhabitants of the shoreline including the oystercatcher, worms, scallops and shrews.
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Butterflies and Moths
Ralph Whitlock
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, May 1, 1978)Describes the life cycles of butterflies and moths, explains their similarities and differences, and contrasts the butterfly's daytime life to the moth's nighttime activity
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Lions and Tigers
Jill Hughes
Library Binding (Gloucester Pr, April 1, 1985)Examines the habitat, characteristics, behavior, hunting techniques, and social structure of lions, tigers, leopards, panthers, jaguars, and cheetahs
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Whales and Dolphins
Elizabeth Strachan
Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 1986)Explains how whales and dolphins differ from fish, describes a variety of species, looks at how they swim, breathe, migrate, and raise their young, and stresses the importance of conservation
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Rainforest
Barbara Taylor
Paperback (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, Sept. 4, 1992)None
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Prehistoric Mammals
L B Halstead
Hardcover (H Hamilton, April 29, 1976)None
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Reptiles
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Paperback (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, )None
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A closer look at dogs
David Cook
Paperback (F, )None
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Look Closer: Rainforest
Barbara Taylor
Hardcover (Angus & Robertson Childrens, Jan. 1, 1992)This book allows the reader to examine the fascinating environment of the rainforest to see how plants and animals survive in this humid and shady environment. Each spread deals with a different form of life found in rainforests - from the hairy tarantula to the flying gecko. The photographs, accompanied by text, attempt to bring the reader closer to the wildlife that inhabits the rainforests of the world. Illustrations show the scale of each plant and animal.