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Books in Inside and Out Guides series

  • ANIMAL REPRODUCTION

    David Burnie

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, March 15, 1998)
    Text and more than 250 annotated, colored photographs depict how a variety of animals clone themselves asexually or create unique offspring with at least one other parent.
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  • Outside and Inside Rats and Mice

    Sandra Markle

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Sept. 1, 2001)
    What happens when a rat's tooth wears out from biting through really hard material, like wire? How can a mouse jump straight up nearly seven times its body length? How does a rat's long, naked tail help it regulate its body temperature? Outside and Inside Rats and Mice answers all these questions and many others. With stunning color photographs of rats and mice -- from developing babies to adults -- and clear, accessible text, Sandra Markle invites children to learn all about these unique and fascinating creatures. Curious young readers will delight in this close look at rats and mice -- from the inside out!
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  • Mighty Machines

    Clint Twist

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Aug. 30, 2006)
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  • Amazing Bugs

    Miranda MacQuitty

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Featuring specially commissioned 3-D models photographed layer by layer from the inside to reveal the inner workings, this book shows the anatomy of insects and other creatures, ranging from a worker bee to a praying mantis.
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  • Speed Machines

    Clint Twist

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Aug. 30, 2006)
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  • Outside and Inside Big Cats

    Sandra Markle

    Hardcover (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, July 1, 2003)
    Did you ever wonder what makes a lion roar or how cats learn to hunt? How do mother cats take care of their babies? Did you know that some cats sleep up to eighteen hours a day? Or that many cats can jump up to ten times their height? How is your own cat related to a lion or a tiger?Outside and Inside Big Cats answers all these questions and many more. With astonishing full-color photographs of lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, and even ordinary house cats, and clear, accessible text, Sandra Markle invites curious readers to learn all about big cats -- from the inside out!
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  • Human Body

    Steve Parker

    Hardcover (Heinemann Library, Aug. 30, 2006)
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  • FOREST

    David Burnie

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Jan. 1, 1960)
    Text, photographs, and cutaway illustrations present the forest, its inhabitants, and their interaction.
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  • Inside Oceans

    Miranda MacQuitty

    Hardcover (Firefly Books, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Ocean See how a squid uses its long tentacles a humpback whale bubble-net fishing Explore the intricate inner workings of a sea urchin a garden eel's burrow in the exotic Red Sea Discover how a dolphin "sees" using sound waves how a tiny coral polyp grows into a beautiful coral wall
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  • Outside and Inside Rats and Mice

    Sandra Markle

    Paperback (Aladdin, April 14, 2008)
    What happens when a rat's tooth wears out from biting through really hard material, like wire? How can a mouse jump straight up nearly seven times its body length? How does a rat's long, naked tail help it regulate its body temperature? Outside and Inside Rats and Mice answers all these questions and many others. With stunning color photographs of rats and mice -- from developing babies to adults -- and clear, accessible text, Sandra Markle invites children to learn all about these unique and fascinating creatures.Curious young readers will delight in this close look at rats and mice -- from the inside out!
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  • ANIMAL HOMES

    Barbara Taylor

    Hardcover (DK CHILDREN, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Featuring specially commissioned 3-D models, photographed layer by layer from the inside to uncover the inner workings, this highly educational and fun book reveals the complexities of natural habitats, from a wasp's nest to a beaver's lodge.
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  • Outside And Inside Bats

    Sandra Markle

    Hardcover (Atheneum, Nov. 1, 1997)
    An addition to the popular Outside and Inside series, this close-up look at bats shows how their skeletons are different from those of birds, describes the diets of various species of bats, and explains how their digestive systems function and how they care for their young.
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