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Warm-blooded and Cold-blooded Animals Explained
Alicia Klepeis
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)Warm-blooded animals can control their own body temperatures, while cold-blooded animals are at the mercy of their environment. Young readers can learn how this fact affects an animals choice of habitat, take a quiz about what they have learned, and discover species that break the rules. Sidebars zoom in on special traits of both kinds of creatures.
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Insects and Arachnids Explained
Laura L. Sullivan
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)Introduces insects and arachnids, describing their physicial characteristics and where to find them in nature.
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Nocturnal and Diurnal Animals Explained
Alicia Klepeis
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)Why do some animals sleep during the day and others sleep at night? The answer is that each species chooses when the best time is to eat and avoid being eaten. Students can explore the characteristics that make a species thrive in daylight or in the dark, take a quiz to test their understanding, and learn about the animals who come out in the twilight hours between day and night.
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Migratory and Resident Birds Explained
Ruth Bjorklund
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)Some birds come and go, and others stay around all year. Young bird-watchers can learn the difference between the two, learn the characteristics that help each thrive, then take a quiz to see how much they have learned. There are fast facts that zoom in on special features that mark different species. Finally, the students can learn about those birds that are exceptions to the rule.
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Flowering and Nonflowering Plants Explained
Laura Sullivan
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)Plants are natures decorations, whether they produce bright flowers or just lovely leaves and stems. Young botanists can learn the characteristics of two kinds of plants is the way they reproduces, take a quiz on what they have learned, and discover the plants that are exceptions the rules.
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Saltwater and Freshwater Creatures Explained
Laura L. Sullivan
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)Examines the difference between saltwater and freshwater creatures, explains how to tell them apart, and shows examples of outliers.
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Saltwater and Freshwater Creatures Explained
Laura Sullivan
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)People will see different creatures in an ocean than they will in a lake. The difference is the amount of salt in the water each creature needs to survive. This book outlines the difference between such creatures, provides a quiz to test a students knowledge, and details the creatures that can live in both environments.
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Flowering and Nonflowering Plants Explained
Laura L. Sullivan
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Reptiles and Amphibians Explained
Shirley Duke
Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Aug. 1, 2016)Details the differences between reptiles and amphibians, explaining such concepts as taxonomy, vertebrates, and metamorphosis.
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Vertebrates and Invertebrates Explained
Shirley Duke
Paperback (Cavendish Square, Aug. 1, 2016)Vertebrates make up the majority of the animal kingdom. Learn about the importance of a backbone to some species and the unique structures and movements of those without one. Readers will use visual clues to apply their learning in classifying different examples of vertebrates and invertebrates.
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Distinctions in Nature Set
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Distinctions in Nature Set
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