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Books in Ocean Life Up Close: Blastoff Readers, Level 3 series

  • Cobras

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2010)
    With threatening hoods and fangs full of venom, cobras are powerful predators able to paralyze their prey and swallow it whole. Find out how cobras look, where cobras live, and the way they fool predators.
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  • Life on a Mountain

    Laura Hamilton Waxman

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Chinchillas, pikas, and goats can all be found on mountains, climbing and scurrying around large boulders and steep slopes. Mountains not only provide homes for many living things, but they also affect weather patterns. Beginning readers will love navigating the pages of this book on the mountain biome!
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  • Rat Snakes

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 8, 2010)
    Did you know that rat snakes can see better at night than most other snakes? Their vision helps them catch insects, rodents, and other prey. Explore the many habitats of rat snakes, what rat snakes eat, and how rat snakes fight off predators in this informative title.
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  • Dragonflies

    Patrick Perish

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Some adult dragonflies can fly as fast as 60 miles per houra common speed limit for cars on a highway! Quick flight is essential for them to catch prey in midair. In this childrens title, readers will travel alongside dragonflies moving from page to page.
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  • The Life Cycle of a Ladybug

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Ladybugs spend part of their life cycle as larva. Every day a ladybug larva eats about 30 tiny green insects called aphids. Young children will watch a ladybug go from egg to adult.
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  • The Solar System

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2010)
    The solar system is made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and more. Young readers will learn about the bodies that make up the solar system and how they interact with each other.
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  • Copperheads

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 8, 2010)
    Living in parts of the Eastern United States, copperheads are named after the orange-brown color of their bodies. Students will learn about the diet, habitats, and physical characteristics of these poisonous snakes
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  • Butterflies

    Christina Leaf

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Butterflies always use a straw when sipping nectar. This is because their mouths are crafted like suction tubes. In this insect profile, young readers are invited to travel from page to page like butterflies travel from flower to flower. They will drink up juicy information about butterfly basics.
    K
  • Ladybugs

    Christina Leaf

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Ladybugs are pest control workers in bright, polka-dotted uniforms. These little exterminators take care of aphids and other insect menaces for farmers by eating them up! This bug profile shows kids that ladybugs are more than just beautiful beetlesthey are insects with purpose.
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  • Honeybees

    Christina Leaf

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Honeybees are in the honey-making business. These insects turn nectar collected from plants into honey and then store it in honeycombs. In this book, young kids will job-shadow honeybees working hard in their hives. Readers will see how busy bees make productivity look fascinating.
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  • Life in a Wetland

    Laura Hamilton Waxman

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Bogs, swamps, and marshes are all different types of wetlands. Many plants and animals rely on this biome for reproduction, safety, or simply a drink of water. Some need to adapt to this environment, like the mangrove trees that get oxygen by growing roots above the surface. Take a closer look at wetland critters and vegetation in this engaging title for developing readers!
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  • The Life Cycle of a Cow

    Colleen Sexton

    Library Binding (Bellwether Media, Aug. 8, 2010)
    Weighing around 1,300 pounds, an adult dairy cow produces about 90 glasses of milk every day! Young readers will learn the different stages of a cow's life cycle, watching as calves grow into heifers and then adult cows.
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