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Books in Life of the Past series

  • Plant Classification

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Explains how plants are classified into 2 groups, vascular and nonvascular and discusses different types of plants.
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  • Food Chains and Webs

    Andrew Solway

    Paperback (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Food Chains and Webs explains that feeding relationships are at the heart of life on Earth. It looks at the different types of living things in a food web - from producer to top consumer - as well as food pyramids and topics like bioaccumulation. It tackles common confusions about the science and shows how topics are relevant to the reader.
  • Behavior in Living Things

    Michael Bright

    Paperback (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Behavior in Living Things asks some fascinating questions about animal behavior. Do we eat because it is a particular time, or because we are hungry? What if we see a delicious-smelling snack? The book looks at the difference between instinctive and learned behavior, at reflex actions, and animal and human emotions. It tackles common confusions about the science and shows how topics are relevant to the reader.
  • Life Processes

    Anna Claybourne

    Paperback (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Life Processes explains that how living things function is a big question at the heart of science. It looks at the seven life processes - movement, respiration, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, reproduction, and growth - as well as tackling common confusions about the science and showing how each topic is relevant to the reader.
  • The Life of George Cadbury: the Famous Chocolate Maker

    Leonie Bennett

    Paperback (Heinemann Intl Inc, )
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  • Behavior in Living Things

    Michael Bright

    Paperback (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Behavior in Living Things asks some fascinating questions about animal behavior. Do we eat because it is a particular time, or because we are hungry? What if we see a delicious-smelling snack? The book looks at the difference between instinctive and learned behavior, at reflex actions, and animal and human emotions. It tackles common confusions about the science and shows how topics are relevant to the reader.
  • Plant Parts

    Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Aug. 5, 2008)
    How many seeds can a tumbleweed scatter? Which plants can force rocks apart? How can bacteria help plants? Are plants all made of the same basic parts? How are a bean sprout and an oak tree different? Do all plants have leaves? 'Plant Parts' provides the answers you want.
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  • Ray Kroc: Macdonalds

    Heinemann

    Paperback (Heinemann Intl Inc, June 30, 2005)
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  • Adaptation and Survival

    Robert Snedden

    Paperback (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Why do tigers have stripes? Do they choose to have them, or is that just how they are? Adaptation and Survival explains what is meant by the fitness of an organism and shows how adaptations improve a plant or animal's chances of survival to have offspring. It tackles common confusions about the science and shows how topics are relevant to the reader.
  • Plant Parts

    Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Spilsbury, Louise A., Spilsbury, Richard
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  • Life Processes

    Anna Claybourne

    Library Binding (Raintree, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Life Processes explains that how living things function is a big question at the heart of science. It looks at the seven life processes - movement, respiration, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, reproduction, and growth - as well as tackling common confusions about the science and showing how each topic is relevant to the reader.
  • The Life of William Wrigley Jr.: d the Story of Wrigley's Chewing Gum

    M. C. Hall

    Paperback (Heinemann Intl Inc, June 30, 2005)
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