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Books in Redbird Discovery series

  • The Immune System: Your Body's Disease-Fighting Army

    Jr. Friedlander, Mark P., Terry M. Phillips

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 1998)
    Describes the immune system, its major components, and such related topics as bacteria, viruses, parasites, vaccines, and current research in immunology.
  • Built for Speed: The Extraordinary, Enigmatic Cheetah

    Sharon Elain Thompson

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior of the cheetah, as well as efforts to ensure the continued existence of this fastest land mammal.
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  • Bugs: Internet Linked

    Rosie Dickins

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Explores the lives of all kinds of bugs, describes their habits and features, and provides Internet sites for extended learning opportunities.
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  • Neandertals: A Prehistoric Puzzle

    Yvette Lapierre

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Dec. 15, 2007)
    Presents recent findings which show that Neanderthals, contrary to early assessments by archaeologists, were capable of making complex tools, organizing group hunts, and caring for their sick and injured.
  • Circulating Life: Blood Transfusion from Ancient Superstition to Modern Medicine

    Cherie Winner

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, April 1, 2007)
    A history of the art of transfusions and a scientific discourse on the chemistry of blood.
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  • Knights: Internet Linked

    Rachel Firth

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Explores the world of medieval knights, including information on their equipment and armor, battle tactics, methods of training, and social customs.
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  • Wolf Pack: Tracking Wolves in the Wild

    Sylvia A. Johnson, Alice Aamodt

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 1985)
    Describes the social interaction of wolves in a pack as they share the work of hunting, maintaining a territory, and raising young
  • Investigating Climate Change: Scientists' Search for Answers in a Warming World

    Rebecca L. Johnson

    Library Binding (Twenty First Century Books, Aug. 8, 2008)
    Follows various scientific investigations looking for the causes and effects of climate change, from examining how man's activities affect Earth's temperature to researching Earth's ice ages, ancient soil, and fossils.
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  • Alex and Friends: Animal Talk, Animal Thinking

    Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, William Munoz

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1998)
    Describes methods used by scientists to study how the brains of birds and other animals work and to determine whether animals can truly communicate verbally
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  • DNA: The Thread of Life

    Frank H. Wilcox

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1988)
    Presents the most recent information on the way in which DNA controls the operations of cells, using models and comparisons to familiar information systems.
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  • Inside AIDS: HIV Attacks the Immune System

    Conrad J. Storad

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 1998)
    Discusses the reaction of the human body to viruses, the AIDS virus (HIV), and its effect on the human immune system
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  • Invisible Invaders: Dangerous Infectious Diseases

    Connie Goldsmith

    Library Binding (Twenty-First Century Books, Feb. 1, 2006)
    Discusses newer viruses that have developed and includes information on the causes of new and re-emerging infectious diseases and how to protect against them.