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Books in Creature Features series

  • Creature Files: Reptiles: Come Face-to-Face with 20 Dangerous Reptiles

    L.J. Tracosas

    Hardcover (becker&mayer! kids, Oct. 3, 2017)
    Get nose to nose with twenty of the fastest, strongest, stealthiest, and most poisonous reptiles you'd the planet Earth has to offer, with Creature Files: Reptiles. From the deadly gaboon viper—with the longest fangs in the world—to the venomous Gila monster that lurks underground, reptiles have an extraordinary assortment of survival skills. Fangs and venom aren’t these cold-blooded creatures’ only weapons: some are camouflaged to hide in plain sight, and others, like the Komodo dragon, have powerful claws for slashing prey. Still others use their awesome strength to overpower victims, like the green anaconda and its deadly squeeze or the saltwater crocodile and the 3,700 pounds of sheer force it puts into every bite! Creature Files: Reptiles features twenty of the world’s most extraordinary reptiles, with reptilian profiles brought to life by vivid photographs and a host of intriguing facts. Each slithering or stalking animal comes with a Fang File to give you the lowdown on how it uses its teeth to pierce, crush, poison, or munch its meals. Can you match the three replica teeth included to the reptilian mouths they belong to?
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  • What Has a Tail?

    Mary Elizabeth Salzmann

    Library Binding (Super Sandcastle, )
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  • Creature Files: Sharks: Encounter the Ocean's Top 20 Fiercest Sharks

    L.J. Tracosas

    Hardcover (becker&mayer! kids, April 3, 2018)
    Peek into the jaws of 20 of the ocean's most dangerous predators with the next title in the Creature Files series! Creature Files: Sharks features photos, facts, and maps that provide up-close tours of some of the most terrifying sharks in the seas. Did you know that a shark can grow over 20,000 new teeth in its lifetime? Or that some sharks will eat anything, from tiny fish to license plates from cars? An incredible amount of information about sharks can be revealed by examining the teeth and jaws of the 20 jaw-snapping species covered here, in Creature Files: Sharks. From aggressive sharks like the great white to the truly weird ones like the goblin shark, this book is packed with awesome photos and fascinating facts about the ocean's most amazing predators. Three specially molded replica teeth are included in the front cover, so you can feel the power of a shark's real bite—and deduce which sharks the teeth come from using your new shark-bite expertise. This book also includes a breakaway cord to make your own shark-tooth necklace!
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  • Sticks and Stones

    Scarlet Varlow, Marilisa Cotroneo

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Shy, mostly friendless Kevin couldn't be more annoyed when his parents sign him up for Nature Crew in an attempt to help him become more sociable. One morning, mysterious stones show up at camp and the boys that take them begin acting strangely. Kevin has to make some unlikely friends to save his fellow campers from the stick bug monsters leaving the stones. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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  • What Has Webbed Feet?

    Mary Elizabeth Salzmann

    Library Binding (Super Sandcastle, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Highlights the webbed feet of animals, identifying animals with the feature, the differences in appearance, and how webbed feet help some animals move around in their habitats.
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  • Zombie Mode

    Scarlet Varlow, Marilisa Cotroneo

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Jude can't wait to play the cursed video game he found. As a result, he accidentally causes the dead to rise from the secluded graveyard that he passes on his way to school. He teams up with his friends to stop the zombies before they can break out of the graveyard. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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  • The Creature in the Fireplace

    Scarlet Varlow, Marilisa Cotroneo

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 1, 2019)
    Brothers Jason and Elliot aren't excited to move in to a new house with their dad after their parents' divorce. When a gremlin type creature starts wreaking havoc in the house, the boys get in trouble and no one believes them. The boys decide to set a trap to prove to everyone they weren't lying once and for all. They just have to learn how to work together. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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  • Creature Files: Dinosaurs: Look into the Jaws of 20 Ferocious Dinosaurs

    L.J. Tracosas

    Hardcover (becker&mayer! kids, Oct. 3, 2017)
    Open wide! You're about to take a look into the mouths of some of the most fearsome dinosaurs to ever walk the Earth with Creature Files Dinosaurs. Grab your tools and get ready for dino exploration! What can you learn from a 250-million-year-old tooth? More than you might think! From the knife-like teeth ofTyrannosaurus rex, to the blunt rake-like teeth of the armored Euoplocephalus, to the leaf-stripping teeth of the giant Diplodocus, every bicuspid and molar has a fascinating tale to tell about the food these animals ate, the way they hunted and foraged, and even what might have led to their demise. In Creature Files: Dinosaurs, you’ll peer inside the jaws of these fearsome creatures, discovering what they really looked like, where they roamed, and what they ate, using many of the same tools thatactual paleontologists do. Can you match the three replica teeth to the prehistoric mouths they belong to? Stunning illustrations and surprising stats bring the stories of these long-extinct beasts to life.
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  • Feet

    Nicola Whittaker

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Simple text and photographs show different kinds of feet and various things they can do, and includes a picture glossary which identifies the animals pictured and provides information to help with classification skills.
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  • What Has Fur?

    Mary Elizabeth Salzmann

    Library Binding (Super Sandcastle, )
    None
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  • Creepy Creatures: Grasshoppers

    Valerie Bodden

    Paperback (Creative Paperbacks, Aug. 19, 2014)
    A basic introduction to grasshoppers, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the unique traits that help to define them, such as the males' ability to "sing." Some of our world's most intriguing animals are among its creepiest. Creepy Creatures looks into the microscope, combs through fur, and investigates the outdoors to spotlight six more mini-beasts that scurry, fly, or jump. Each book matches clear text with up-close (and often startling) photos to give young readers an easy-to-follow introduction to the featured creature's body, growth process, behavior, food sources, and common habitats. Each title concludes with an activity that emphasizes the animal's defining physical characteristics.
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  • Blood and Cookies

    Scarlet Varlow, Marilisa Cotroneo

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 1, 2019)
    James makes a terrifying discovery about his grandmother while visiting her with his baby sister, Ruthie. She's been turned into a vampire by her creepy friend, Victor, who has taken a strange interest in James's sister. James must protect himself and Ruthie until their mother can pick them up. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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