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Books in Countdown series

  • Disney•Pixar Nemo's Big Race

    Disney•Pixar

    Hardcover (SFI Readerlink Dist, June 25, 2013)
    It’s the day of the big race! Nemo is super excited, but his friend Sheldon is not so sure. When Sheldon starts falling behind, Nemo encourages him to “just keep swimming.” One by one, the other racing turtles disappear as they pull ahead. Nemo doesn’t leave his friend’s side and their friends show up along the way to cheer them on. In the end, all the racers are at the finish line cheering them on as they finish. Sheldon learns that in the end winning isn’t everything. It’s trying your hardest that counts. Sending the message to support your friends, this book also helps to teach basic counting skills.
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  • 30 Million Different Insects in the Rainforest

    Paul Rockett, Mark Ruffle

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Can you count the animal species found in the rainforest or the fish in the Amazon River? Find out all about the rainforest, including its extraordinary variety of plant and animal life, its peoples, its layered structure, and its role as an oxygen producer, as well as why its so important to protect.
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  • Ten Thousand Poisonous Plants in the World

    Paul Rockett, Mark Ruffle

    Paperback (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Find out all about plants, including the many different types and species, photosynthesis, flowers, pollination and seeds, how plants grow and how we depend on plants for food and many other products. Discover some amazing facts, from the tallest tree to the most poisonous seeds.
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  • October

    Daniel Parker

    Paperback (Simon Pulse, Jan. 28, 2014)
    COUNTDOWN It's 1999. Anyone here know how to save the world? OCTOBER Ever since the plague killed every adult on the planet, the teenage survivors have faced relentless terrors -- each one predicted by an ancient prophecy. Only one girl knows how to stop the prophecy from reaching its catastrophic conclusion. She is humanity's final hope. She will push herself to the ultimate limit. She will destroy herself to save Earth. Her bravery and courage will be endless. And completely in vain.
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  • 100 Trillion Good Bacteria Living in the Human Body

    Paul Rockett, Mark Ruffle

    Library Binding (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Find out all about the human body, including the millions of bacteria that live in and on us and help our body function healthily, our digestive system, bones and muscles, blood and heart, lungs and breathing, the size of our brain, and the number of hairs on our head.
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  • February

    Daniel Parker

    Mass Market Paperback (Simon Pulse, Jan. 1, 1999)
    It's 1999. Do you know where your parents are? It's been one month since a savage plague killed everyone on earth except teenagers. The young survivors thought they had lived through the worst of it. But now, driven from cities overrun with violence, fueled by hunger and desperation, they are about to come face-to-face with an even greater threat: Each other.
  • COUNTDOWN: JULY

    Daniel Parker

    Mass Market Paperback (Simon Pulse, June 1, 1999)
    As the Demon Lilith continues to grow in strength, some of the world's teenage survivors worry about finding a cure for the plague that has killed all the adults, while others try to party themselves to death.
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  • September

    Daniel Parker

    Paperback (Simon Pulse, Jan. 28, 2014)
    COUNTDOWN It's 1999. The Earth moved. Really. SEPTEMBER Only the strongest teens have survived. But now Earth is crashing and crumbling down around them, advancing -- piece by piece -- toward a final, grinding halt. It can be stopped. There is a key -- a key that can save the world from total annihilation. If it doesn't fall into the hands of she who has been chosen...to kill them all.
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  • Ten Thousand, Eight Hundred and Twenty Endangered Species in the Animal Kingdom

    Paul Rockett, Mark Ruffle

    Library Binding (Raintree, Aug. 1, 2015)
    Find out all about animals, including evolution and classification, endangered species, reproduction and life cycles, habitats, migration, and hibernation.
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  • April

    Daniel Parker

    Paperback (Simon Pulse, Jan. 28, 2014)
    COUNT DOWN It's 1999. The overpopulation problem has been solved. On a planet decimated by a brutal plague. The number one pastime has been staying alive. The survivors -- teenagers -- thought they were the only people left on earth. But they are about to discover they're not alone. Something is watching them. Something ancient. Something evil. Something that has waited for centuries for its time to arrive.... The wait is finally over.
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  • December

    Daniel Parker

    Paperback (Simon Pulse, Jan. 28, 2014)
    Countdown It's 1999. You better watch out -- you better not die. December They've spent a year fighting for survival. Their time has run out. Only one battle remains to be fought. One savage struggle between the Chosen One and the Demon. One defining moment that will decide the future of the planet. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1...?
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  • March

    Daniel Parker

    Mass Market Paperback (Simon Pulse, Feb. 1, 1999)
    After everyone on Earth over twenty dies, the agents of the awakened Demon Lilith plot to destroy the Visionaries, the special teenagers who have the power to destroy her
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