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Books in Life of the Past series

  • Plant Habitats

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 2003)
    Explains the different ways plants adapt to their environment in order to survive in a particular habitat.
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  • Plant Products

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 2003)
    Surveys the many uses of plants, including nutrition, fuel, building, gardening, and medicine.
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  • Plant Classification

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Explains how plants are classified into 2 groups, vascular and nonvascular and discusses different types of plants.
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  • Martin Luther King

    Heinemann

    Paperback (Heinemann Intl Inc, June 30, 2005)
    None
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  • Plant Habitats

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Library Binding
    None
  • Plant Classification

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Library Binding
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  • The Life of a Samurai Warrior

    Ruth Owen

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2018)
    In days gone by, fearsome armies of warriors did battle in Japan. The warriors fought with swords, spears, and bows and arrows. They were highly skilled, brave, and brutal. They lived and died by the rules of a strict warrior code. They were the samuraithose who serve.
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  • Behavior in Living Things

    Michael Bright

    Library Binding (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.
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  • The Life of a Gladiator

    Ruth Owen

    Paperback (Weigl Pub Inc, July 15, 2018)
    Two heavily armed fighters face each other in the Colosseum of ancient Rome. They are about to take part in the deadliest sport the world has ever known. Only one man will leave the arena alive. This is the
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  • The Life of a Gladiator

    Ruth Owen

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Aug. 15, 2018)
    Two heavily armed fighters face each other in the Colosseum of ancient Rome. They are about to take part in the deadliest sport the world has ever known. Only one man will leave the arena alive. This is the
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  • Adaptation and Survival

    Robert Snedden

    Library Binding (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.
  • Victorian Britain

    Mandy Ross

    Paperback (Heinemann Library, March 22, 2006)
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