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Books in 21st Century Skills Library: Exploring Our Oceans series

  • Sea Star

    Susan Heinrichs Gray

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2014)
    The ocean is home to a variety of fascinating animals. Strange Sea Creatures: Sea Star dives in and gives readers a chance to explore this versatile creature that has nearly 2,000 species. This captivating book provides fascinating facts about these under water animals, including their varied physical traits, habitats, food sources, life cycles, and more. Strange Sea Creatures: Sea Star provides an interactive approach to teaching life science. The book introduces basic concepts and ideas while also providing activities and exercises that engage students in processes and skills that are essential to scientific learning and discovery.
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  • Moray Eel

    Dominique Didier

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2014)
    The ocean is home to a variety of fascinating animals. Strange Sea Creatures: Moray Eel dives in and gives readers a chance to explore this snake-like fish. This captivating book provides fascinating facts about moray eels, including their scary looks, homes in the reef, food sources, life cycles, and more. Strange Sea Creatures: Moray Eel provides an interactive approach to teaching life science. The book introduces basic concepts and ideas while also providing activities and exercises that engage students in processes and skills that are essential to scientific learning and discovery.
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  • From Gecko Feet To... Adhesive Tape

    Wil Mara

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between gecko feet and a new adhesive tape. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how gecko feet inspired the invention of an adhesive. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.
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  • Reticulated Python

    Orr Tamra B

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Introduces facts about reticulated pythons, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.
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  • Poison Dart Frog

    Orr Tamra B

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Introduces facts about poison dart frogs, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.
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  • Boxfish

    Samantha Bell

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2014)
    The ocean is home to a variety of fascinating animals. Strange Sea Creatures: Boxfish dives in and gives readers a chance to explore this interesting creature that lives among the reefs. This captivating book provides fascinating facts about boxfish, including their boxy shape, habitats, food sources, life cycles, and more. Strange Sea Creatures: Boxfish provides an interactive approach to teaching life science. The book introduces basic concepts and ideas while also providing activities and exercises that engage students in processes and skills that are essential to scientific learning and discovery.
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  • Citizen's Rights: A Citizen's Guide

    Wil Mara

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2016)
    In Citizens' Rights, readers will learn about another side of the American government, both past and present. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia, and ask questions about current events as well as the readers' own lives. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
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  • From Termite Den To... Office Building

    Nel Yomtov

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between termite dens and a new office building design. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how termite dens inspired a new office building design. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.
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  • Anaconda

    Bell Samantha

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Introduces facts about anacondas, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.
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  • Spider Monkey

    Gray Susan H

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Introduces facts about spider monkeys, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.
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  • Chimpanzee

    Bell Samantha

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Introduces facts about chimpanzees, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.
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  • Anaconda

    Bell Samantha

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Introduces facts about anacondas, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.
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